 Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford : But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of a knell, Or...  Poems of William Cowper, Esq: With a New Memoir - Side 240av William Cowper - 1869 - 288 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 sider
...religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion I what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appear'd. Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 396 sider
...religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion I what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Ne'er sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appear 'd. Ye winds that have made me... | |
 | 1836 - 436 sider
...assistance of books. Try, do be persuaded to try, the same means: " Religion, what treasures untold Reside in that heavenly word, More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford. This will find you a home, and a father and friends in every place. It will soften your banishment,... | |
 | 1836 - 432 sider
...assistance of books. Try, do be persuaded to try, the same means: " Religion, what treasures untold Reside in that heavenly word, More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford." This will find you a home, and a father and friends in every place. It will soften your banishment,... | |
 | Stewart William Hanna - 1836 - 244 sider
...proclaimed, so that the hearers have a prospect of being edified, the lines of Cowper are applicable:— ' The sound of the church.going bell These valleys and rocks never heard.' January 26th. Malaguette, an aromatic herb, flavoured not unlike aniseed, grows in this neighbourhood.... | |
 | Levi Tucker - 1837 - 200 sider
...there rises up to your high elevation, the hoarse and discordant war»ong, and the furious savage yell. But — " The sound of the church-going bell, These...never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Nor etnil'd when a Sabbath appeared." Scattered over these immense regions, are- thousands of Adam's... | |
 | John Howell - 1837 - 154 sider
...religion end truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'dby the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver or gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell, These vallies and... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 sider
...and truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. 4. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver or gold, Or all that this earth can aftbid. But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 306 sider
...religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Ne'er sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a Sabbath appear'd. Ye winds, that have made me... | |
 | 1909 - 498 sider
...and I have done. It is from Cowper's Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk: Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford. Rut the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Ne'er sighed at the sound... | |
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