 | Thomas Durant - Death - 1822 - 256 pages
...father, and forget her God! " Lest, while imprison'd in this house of clay, " To tyrant lusts she fall an helpless prey ! " And lest, descending still from...dire a doom, " Or snatch her back to native nothing's gloom!"—DAVIS. These apprehensions of possible evil did not destroy the pleasure which our lovely... | |
 | Samuel Davies, Albert Barnes - Presbyterian Church - 1849 - 512 pages
...young soul so late by Heav'n bestow'd Forget her Father, and forget her God ! Lest, while imprison'd in this house of clay, To tyrant lusts she fall a...helpless prey ! And lest, descending still from bad to wofse, Her immortality should prove her curse ! Maker of souls ! avert so dire a doom, Or snatch her... | |
 | Samuel Davies - Presbyterian Church - 1864 - 664 pages
...young soul so late by Heav'n bestow'd Forget her Father, and forget her God I Lest, while imprison'd in this house of clay, To tyrant lusts she fall a...doom, Or snatch her back to native nothing's gloom. ON THE WORDS OF OUR LORD, " LOVEST THOU ME ?" — JOHN XXI. 17. MY God, the wretch that does not love... | |
 | American literature - 1866 - 122 pages
...soul, so late by Heaven bestowed, Forget her Father and forget her God ! — Lest, while imprisoned in this house of clay, To tyrant lusts she fall a...her curse ! Maker of souls ! avert so dire a doom, Draper to tfje jJitping Jsatoour. JRAYER to the pitying Saviour, That I may bear my part With meek,... | |
 | Charles Alexander Nelson - Reference - 1911 - 500 pages
...neglect her God. Lest while imprisoned in this house of clay To tyrant lust she fall a helpless prey. Maker of souls, avert so dire a doom, Or snatch her back to native nothing's gloom ! On the Lord's Day, April 21, 1816, we dedicated our infant to God in baptism. O, may she be early... | |
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Lest, while imprison' d in this house of clay, " To tyrant lusts she fall a helpless prey ! " And lest, descending still from bad to worse, " Her immortality should prove her curse ! " Maker of souls ! avert so dire a doom, " Or snatch her back to native... 