 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 sider
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land,...here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 sider
...lags behind; And the swift-winged arrows of light. When 1 think of my own native land, In a moment 1 seem to be there } But, alas ! recollection at hand...here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; 1 And mercy — encouraging thought! Giyes even affliction a grace,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 sider
...a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas 1 recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. 7- But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...lair ; Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cahin repair. There's mercy in every place ; •And mercy — encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 sider
...me back to despair. But the sea fowl has gone to her nest. The beast is laid down in his lair ; E'en here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place; And mercy — encouraging though^! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 sider
...recollection at hand But the sea-fowl has gone to her nest, The beast has laid down in his lair : Ev'n here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place : And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 sider
...In a moment I seem to be there; But, alas! recollection at hand .Soon hurries me hack to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...his lair; Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cahin repair. There's mercy in every place; And mercy — encouraging thought, Gives even affliction... | |
 | Allen Fisk - 1822 - 192 sider
...ala» ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. Bat the sea-fowl is gone to her ne.-,--, The beast is laid down in his lair ; Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cahin repair. There's mercy in every place, And mercy, encoui aging thought! Gives even affliction... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 sider
...hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair 4 Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; And mercy—encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
 | 1823 - 936 sider
...me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair, Ev'n here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sider
...mind 1 Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged ood man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in...to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every There's mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles... | |
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How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift winged arrows of light When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries... 
