 Bent upon pleasure, heedless of its end. But he, who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow to learn the dictates of his love, That hard by nature, and of stubborn will, A life of ease would make them harder still, In pity to the souls his grace...  Poems - Page 229by William Cowper - 1817Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1815 - 356 pages
...not thorns and briers in his road. The World may dance along the flow'ry plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain, Where Nature has her mossy...spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread, EPISTLE TO A LADY IN fRANCB.' 3*7 Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, Bent all on pleasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...not thorns and briers in his road. The World may dance along the flowery plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain ; Where Nature has her mossy...spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread; Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But He, who... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...not thorns and briers in his road. The World may dance along the flowery plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain ; Where Nature has her mossy...velvet spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread ; ' Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But He,... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1822 - 516 pages
...unknown ; No trav'ller ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briars on his road. For He, who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow to learn the dictates of his love, That, hard by nature, and of stubborn will, A life of ease would make them harder still, In pity to the souls,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...not thorns and briars in his road. The world may dance along the flowery plain, Cheered as they go by many a sprightly strain, Where nature has her mossy...slow to learn the dictates of his love, That hard by nature, and of stubborn will, A life of ease would make them harder still, In pity to the souls... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...thorns and briers in his road, "the World may dance along the flow 'rV plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain, Where Nature has her mossy...spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread, Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, rtent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But he, who... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...not thorns and briers in his road. The World may dance along the flowery plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain; Where Nature has her mossy...velvet spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread ; Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. [prove,... | |
 | Selection - Hymns, English - 1822 - 276 pages
...traveller ever reached that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briars on the road. 2 He who foresaw what human hearts would prove, How slow to learn the .dictates of his love, Called for a cloud to darken all their years, And said — " Go, spend them in a vain of tears." ,3... | |
 | Human heart - 1824 - 398 pages
...SECOND. ! " The world may dance along the flowery plain, Cheer'd as they go by many a sprightly strain, But He, who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow to learn the dictates of His love, Call'd for a cloud to darken all their years, And said, ' Go spend them in the vale of tears.' Ah !... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...not thorns and briers in his road. The world may dance along the flowery plain, Chter'd as they go by many a sprightly strain. Where nature has her mossy...spread, With unshod feet they yet securely tread, Admonish'd, all scorn the caution and the friend. Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But he,... | |
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