 | 1828
...unknown; No trav'llcr ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briars in his road: For lie, who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow to...grace designed To rescue from the ruins of mankind, Call'd for a cloud to darken all their years, And said, " Go, spend them in the vale of tears." IN... | |
 | Jeanne Marie Bouvières de la Motte Guyon - 1802 - 158 Seiten
...securely tread, Admonish'd, srom the caution and the friend, 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 nauire and of stubborn will, A life of er.se would make them harder still, In pity to the sinners he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 Seiten
...Bent vipon pleafure, heedlefs of its end. But he, who knew what human hearts would prove, How flow to learn the dictates of his love, That hard by nature and of ftubborn will, A life of eafe would make them harder Mill, In pity to the finners he defigned To refcue... | |
 | Jeanne Marie Bouvières de la Motte Guyon - 1803 - 164 Seiten
...securely tread, Admonish'd, scorn the caution and the friend, Bent upon pleasure, heedless of its end. But he who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow...ease would make them harder still, In pity to the sinners he design'd To rescue from the ruins of mankind, Call'd for a cloud to darken all their years,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 Seiten
...tread, Admonish'd, scorn the caution, and the friend, Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But He who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow...life of ease would make them harder still. In pity to a chosen few, design' d T escape the common ruin of their kind, Call' d for a cloud to darken all their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 456 Seiten
...heedless of its end. But He who knew what human hearts would pr or e^ Hozu slow to learn the diclates of his love ; That hard by nature, and of stubborn...life of ease would make them harder still. In pity to a chosen few, design'd T' escape the common ruin of their kind, Call'd for a cloud to darken all their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 Seiten
...them harder still. In pity to a chosen few, design'd T escape the common ruin of their kind, Call' d for a cloud to darken all their years, And said — Go spend them in the vale of tears ! Oh balmy gales of soul-reviving air, Oh salutary streams that murmur there, These... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 330 Seiten
...Admonifh'd, fcorn the caution, and the friend, Bent all on pleafure, heedlefs of its end. HQW flow to learn the dictates of his love { That hard by nature, and of ftubborn will, A life of eafe would make them harder ftill. In pity to a chofen few, defign'd T' efcape... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 Seiten
...tread, Admonish' d, scorn the caution, and the friend, Bent all on pleasure, heedless of its end. But He who knew what human hearts would prove. How slow to learn the diclates of his love ; That hard by nature, and of stubborn will, A life of ease would make thc-m harder... | |
 | Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon - 1804 - 146 Seiten
...scorn the caution and the friend, Bent upon pleasure, heedless of iu end. H 88 AN EPISTLE, &•. But He who knew what human hearts would prove, How slow...ease would make them harder still, In pity to the sinners he design'd To rescue from the ruins of mankind, Call'd for a cloud to darken all their years,... | |
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Bent all on 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... 
