 MELANCHOLY bird, a winter's day Thou standest by the margin of the pool, And, taught by God, dost thy whole being school To patience, which all evil can allay. God has appointed thee the fish thy prey, And given thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty,...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 3351817Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 494 pages
...school To Patience, which all evil can allay. God hss appointed tb«e the Fish thy prey ; Anil given thyself a lesson to the Fool Unthrifty to submit to...weigh. There need not schools, nor the Professor's choir, Though these be good, true wisdom to impart. He who has not enough, for these, to spare Of time,... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pages
...school To Patience, which all evil can allay : ("tod baa appointed thee the fish thy piey ; And giv n thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty, to submit...unthinking course by thee to weigh. There need not school- nor the professor's chair, Though these be good, trie wisdom to impart ; From tbe European... | |
 | 1823 - 696 pages
...school To Patience, which all evil can allay. God has appointed thec the Fish thy prey ; And given thyself a lesson to the Fool Unthrifty, to submit to moral rule, And his unthinking course by tlice to weigh. There need not schools, nor the Professor's chair, Though these be good, true wisdom... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...school To Patience, which all evil can allay : God has appointed thee the fish thy prey ; And given thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty, to submit...rivers fair : Nature is always wise in every part. WILLIAM STEWART ROSE. TO CONSTANTINOPLE. A GLORIOUS form thy shining city wore, 'Mid cypress thickets... | |
 | English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...school To Patience, which all evil can allay : God has appointed thee the fish thy prey ; And given thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty, to submit...heart, And teach his soul by brooks and rivers fair : WILLIAM STEWART ROSE. TO CONSTANTINOPLE. A GLORIOUS form thy shining city wore) 'Mid cypress thickets... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1851 - 386 pages
...Lamb used always to solicit the hearer's attention, by reading it twice over, to that passage — ' There need not schools, nor the Professor's chair, Though these be good, to ' This sudden turning aside to disclaim any blame of the one power, because he was proclaiming the... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - English literature - 1851 - 384 pages
...Lamb used always to solicit the hearer's attention, by reading it twice over, to that passage — ' There need not schools, nor the Professor's chair, Though these be good, to' This sudden turning aside to disclaim any blame of the one power, because he was proclaiming the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1904 - 872 pages
...Lamb used always to solicit the hearer's attention by reading it twice over to that passage :— ' There need not schools, nor the professor's chair. Though these be good, to ' The only extract from Southey is the little poem in championship of Lamb, which he sent to the... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...school To patience, which all evil can allay ; God has appointed thee the fish thy prey ; J And given thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty, to submit...chair, Though these be good, true wisdom to impart ; 10 He, who has not enough for these to spare Of time or gold, may yet amend his heart, And teach... | |
 | 1870 - 462 pages
...school To patience, which all evil can allay; God has appointed thee the fish thy prey; 5 And given thyself a lesson to the fool Unthrifty, to submit...chair, Though these be good, true wisdom to impart; 10 He, who has not enough for these to spare Of time or gold, may yet amend his heart, And teach his... | |
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