That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assured relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. Table talk, Truth, Expostulation, Hope, Charity, and other poems - Σελίδα 50των William Cowper (the Poet.) - 1872Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| 1828
...promise how it flings abroad Its perfume o'er the Christian's thorny road! The soul, reposing in assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief,...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. ALPHA. SERMON ON COLOSSIANS I. 18, 19. " And he is the head of the body, the church ; who is the beginning,... | |
| David Simpson - 1803 - 446 σελίδες
...odour o'er the Christian' * thorny road j The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, heels herself h.ippy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song." COWPER'S Paem QK Trutfe. Now, MYFniENDS and COUNTRYMEN, these are all so many well-attested matters... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 310 σελίδες
...ignorance alone. They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That scripture is the only cure of woe. That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 330 σελίδες
...ignorance alone. They knew not, what some bishops may not knowy That scripture is the only cure of woe. That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road 1 The souli reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour... | |
| David Simpson - 1809 - 410 σελίδες
...admirable man makes of the Sacred Writings. " They know not Thai-Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...the Christian's thorny road ; The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weepi... | |
| David Simpson - 1810 - 422 σελίδες
...Sacred Writings. " They know not That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise, how ft flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road; The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| 1847 - 760 σελίδες
...innumcrabilis Annornm series, aut fuga temporum." THOUGHTS ON RELIGION. ' Scripture is the only cure of woo : That field of promise how it flings abroad...The soul, reposing on assured relief, Feels herself Imppy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour, as she toils along ; Weeps tears of joy, and bursts... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 274 σελίδες
...thorny road! The «oui. reposing on assur'd relief. Fíela herself happy amidst all her grief. Forget? her labour as she toils along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. How doM it grate upon his thankless or, Crippling bli pleasures with the cramp of fe«x : Шь will... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 390 σελίδες
...what some bishops may not know, That scripture is the only cure of woe That field of promise, ho wit flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 σελίδες
...may not know, That scripture is the ouly cure of woe ; That field of promise, how it flings ahroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road ! The soul,...Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her lahour as she toils .along, Weeps tears of joy, and hursts into a song. Bat the same word, that like... | |
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