 Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest;" for I felt that there could be no rest for me in the midst of such outrages and pollutions.  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 607edited by - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - Quakers - 1879 - 578 pages
...end." He expressSARAH CRESSON. 197 ed at another time, when under great suffering: " Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away, and be at rest. Be near me, O Lord, in these times of great trial, when the soul is about to be separated from the... | |
 | Robert MacDonald - 1879 - 710 pages
...vexation and disquietude was entirely unworthy of him. Though it may not be wrong to say, " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away, and be at rest !" — for the desire is a verynatural one, and it is a relief at times to the weary spirit to give... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - General - 1871 - 618 pages
...forgetfulness? And suddenly the words came to her heart, as though a voice had spoken them — " O, that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away, and be at rest!" Upward! — the dove flies upward! Whither? " It is not true — it is not true!" she said again, as... | |
 | William Carleton - Irish fiction - 1881 - 704 pages
...that?" She then sighed deeply, and added in a tone of pathos almost irresistible — " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at restShe had scarcely spoken, when, by a beautiful and affecting coincidence, Ariel entered the room,... | |
 | William Carleton - Irish fiction - 1882 - 700 pages
...that?" She then sighed deeply, and added in a tone of pathos almost irresistible — " Oh that I had v 0 $ ; 9#:r; | Vzs Cy ܤ w e She had scarcely spoken, when, by a beautiful and affecting coincidence, Ariel entered the room, and... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - Church history - 1883 - 406 pages
...their reproof. We sin by our petty jealousies and party strifes. Oh ! that some one would give me " the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest ! " (Ps. Iv. 6.) He asserts the reality and identity of the human body after the resurrection, and... | |
 | E. Lloyd - 1883 - 468 pages
...turned her head, with her face towards the window, and exclaimed, with a deep sigh, ' Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest ! I'm not fit to live.' ' Then, dear lady, are you fit to die ? and in that case, mould you be at rest... | |
 | Rule - Lord's prayer - 1885 - 240 pages
...expression to what must be the cry of the heart when worn, wearied, and anxious : ' Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, ' that I might flee away and be at rest !' 'Why ' art thou cast down, O my soul, and why dis' quieted within me?' Beaten back, disappointed,... | |
 | William Carleton - Irish fiction - 1885 - 462 pages
...that ? " She then sighed deeply, and added in a tone of pathos almost irresistible —" Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest." She had scarcely spoken, when, by a beautiful and affecting coincidence, Ariel entered the room, and... | |
 | Adeline Sergeant - English fiction - 1894 - 322 pages
...we're to be still, and let God speak to me if He would. Oh, that I knew where I might find Him! Oh, for the wings of a dove that I might flee away and be at rest ! My stock of books was not large. I had brought two or three volumes of poetry with me — Browning... | |
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