 | 1842 - 440 Seiten
...YEAR. Original. THE NEW YEAR. ВТ TRE EDITOR. " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have home more welcome news." NIORT TROUORTS. W s arc candidates for heaven. Time, fleeting as it is, affords... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1843 - 420 Seiten
...existence. II. After an action has been performed, 'Tia greatly wise, to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news. a. Perform this duty deliberately. It is not the business of hurry or of negligence. Devote time... | |
 | Hannah More - 1843 - 456 Seiten
...were, the space which divides us from eternity : Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news. Yet as to those who seek a short annual retreat as a mere form; who dignify with the idea of... | |
 | H. D. - 1843 - 438 Seiten
...of dust ; be humble, and be wise. BEATTII. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news : Their answers form what men Experience call ; If Wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe.... | |
 | Juvenile guide - 1844 - 166 Seiten
...that you are a moral and accountable being." " "Tis greatly wise, to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news." 15. "Examine yourself impartially, remember thatyou arc liable to be misled by your passion,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...walks with nature, and her paths are peace. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask lumber! Like the dew on the mountain, Like the foam on the river, Like the bubbl news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If wisdom's friend her best, if not, worst foe.... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1844 - 372 Seiten
...of which passeth away, and that swiftly. " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men experience call : If Wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe.... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 274 Seiten
...The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe.... | |
 | Orville Dewey - 1844 - 904 Seiten
...And for us, erring, sinning men, it is greatly wise to listen, " To talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news." The ancient philosophers earnestly recommended to their followers, to appropriate a part of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...walks with nature, and her paths are peace. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled ; His tuneful brethren news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If wisdom's friend her best, if not, worst foe.... | |
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Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news. 
