 As men who long in prison dwell, With lamps that glimmer round the cell. Whene'er their suffering years are run, Spring forth to greet the glittering sun ; Such joy, though far transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On earth, and in the...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Parnell - Page 94de Thomas Parnell - 1833 - 185 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Isaac BRIDGMAN - 1847 - 80 pages
...transcending sense, Have saints of God at parting hence. On earth, while in the body placed, A few and evil years they waste, But when their chains are cast aside, See the bright scene unfolding wide, Clap their glad wings, and tow'r away To realms of everlasting day. He... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On earth, and in the body placed, A few and evil years they waste ; But when their chains are cast...CONTENTMENT LOVELY, lasting peace of mind ! Sweet delight of human kind ! Heaven-born and bred on high, To crown the favorites of the sky, With more of happiness... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pages
...few, and evil years, they waste : Bnt when their ehains are east aside, See the glad seene nnfolding wide, Clap the glad wing, and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day. DR EDWARD YOUNG. (1681-1765.j YOUNG was born near Winehester, at Upham, of whieh his father was reetor.... | |
 | 1851 - 658 pages
...The great change did not appear terrible. When expecting it, she said, exultingly, " I shall soon ' Clap the glad wing, and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day.'" Gud her Saviour stood by her : in the valley and shadow of death His rod and e taff" comforted her.... | |
 | Lady Colquhoun - 1851 - 224 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at patting hence : On earth, and in the body plac'd A few and evil years they waste ; But when their chains are cast aside, See the bright scene unfolding wide, Clap the glad wing, and tow'r away, And mingle with the blaze of day."... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On Earth, and in the body plac'd, A few, and evil "b THE HERMIT. FAR in n wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On earth, and in the hody placed, A few and evil years they waste; But, when their chains are cast...and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day. THE HEEMIT. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew; The moss... | |
 | M. Edgeworth Lazarus - 1852 - 146 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence : On earth and in the body placed, A few and evil years they waste, But when their chains are cast aside, See the glad scenes unfolding wide, Clap the bright wing, and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day." After... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...and in the body placed, A few, and evil years, they waste : But when their chains arc cast aside, Sou the glad scene unfolding wide, Clap the glad wing, and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day. PARNELL. ADDRESS TO THE DEITY. O THOU ! whose balance does the mountains weigh ; Whose will the wild... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 pages
...transcending sense, Have pious souls at parting hence. On earth, and in the body placed, A few, and evil years, they waste : But when their chains are cast...wing and tower away, And mingle with the blaze of day ! ' so A HYMN TO CONTENTMENT. LOVELY, lasting peace of mind ! Sweet delight of human kind ! Heavenly... | |
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