To serve to wicked men, to serve His wicked foe! How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden... Tancredus - Page 336by Kenelm Henry Digby - 1846Full view - About this book
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...much more wretched were the case Of men, than beasts. But O the exceeding grace Of highest God ! who loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy...blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked men, to serve his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come and succour us, that... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...evils move ? There is :— else much more wretched were the cace Of men then beasts : But О Г th1 exceeding grace Of highest God that loves his creatures so, And all his workcs with mrrcy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to... | |
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...compassion of their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched were the case Of men than beasts. But O th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his... | |
| 1845 - 624 pages
...evils move ? There is : — else much more wretched were the case Of men, than beasts ; but O ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro' To serve to wicked man,—... | |
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...last line. Ministers tf Death have also been substituted for Destinies. Of men than beasts : But O ! th' exceeding grace Of Highest God that loves his creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed Angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to... | |
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...base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched were the case Of men than beasts. But, oh ! th' exceeding grace Of...that loves his creatures so. And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man — to serve... | |
| Decoration and ornament - 1825
...compassion of their evils move? There is: else much more wretched were the case Of men than heasts. But, oh ! th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked men, to serve his... | |
| English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched were the case Of men than beasts. But oh ! th" exceeding grace Of highest...that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels be sends to and fro, To serve to wicked men — to serve... | |
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...base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched were the case Of men than beasts. But oh, th' exceeding grace Of highest God! that loves his créatures so, * The following has been suggested by the Rev. Peter Roberts. The Jack-a. lantern, or... | |
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