There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers... The Task: A Poem in Six Books - Strana 49podľa William Cowper - 1811 - Počet stránok 212Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1832 - Počet stránok 424
...acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and -ornament of virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth...His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clearBy him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use,... | |
| Joseph Emerson - 1832 - Počet stránok 122
...There stands the messenger of truth ; thero stands The legate of the skies ! — his theme, divme ; His office, sacred ; his credentials, clear. By him, the violated law speaks out Its thunders." Now suppose this " messenger of truth" to be truly eloquent, and to speak out the thunders of the law,... | |
| Horace Smith - 1833 - Počet stránok 958
...meanly ambitious Lady Middleton nothing but bitter disappointment and pitiable degradation. CHAPTER IV. There stands the messenger of truth ; there stands...divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear, by him in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. COWPER. GALE MIDDLETON, on the morning... | |
| Horace Smith - 1833 - Počet stránok 332
...meanly ambitious Lady Middleton nothing but bitter disappointment and pitiable degradation. CHAPTER IV. There stands the messenger of truth ; there stands...divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear, by him in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. COWPER. GALE MIDDLETON, on the morning... | |
| Horace Smith - 1833 - Počet stránok 334
...there stands The legate of the skies ! His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear, by him in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. COWPER. GALE MIDDLETON, on the morning after his arrival at Brookshaw, was awakened at an early hour... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 446
...has been highly beneficial to the church of England. We allude to such passages as the following : There stands the messenger of truth : there stands...broken heart, And, arm'd himself in panoply complete Bright as his own, and trains, by ev'ry rule Of holy discipline, to glorious war, The sacramental host... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 620
...acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth...stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart, And, arm'd himself in panoply complete Of heavenly temper, furnishes... | |
| Charles George Sommers - 1835 - Počet stránok 448
...have beheld him in the pulpit, the words of Cowper have always seemed to be peculiarly applicable. " There stands the messenger of truth! there stands...'stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart. And, arm'd himself in panoply complete Of heavenly temper, furnishes... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 448
...been a severe, he has also been a faithful, monitor. We allude to such passages as the following — There stands the messenger of truth : there stands..."stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims tho wand'rer, binds the broken heart. And, arm'd himself in panoply complete Of heav'nly temper, furnishes... | |
| Gregory Townsend Bedell, Stephen Higginson Tyng - 1835 - Počet stránok 536
...not to use it, because he speaks of the office, not the man. Here stands the messenger of truth, here stands The Legate of the skies, His theme divine,...'stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart, And armed himself in panoply complete Of heavenly temper, furnishes... | |
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