| Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 páginas
...might assuage Might leam from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'cl by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver or gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These vallies and... | |
| William Cowper - 1812 - 396 páginas
...and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. IV. Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word!...all that this Earth can afford. But the sound of the chnr«h-going bell These vallies and rocks never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smil'd... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 274 páginas
...cúecr'd by (be иШш ol joetfc. f \ EUSES BY A. SELKIRK. 17J Religion! what treasure untold Re-ides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold, * Or all that this Karth ran afford. But the sound of the church-going dell These values aitd rocLs never heard, Keveraigh'd... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 páginas
...I have done. It is from Cowper's verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk : " Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can aftbrd. But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Ne'er sighed at... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1815 - 602 páginas
...youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! Alore precious than silver nnd gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These values and rocks never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smil'd when a subbath appear'd.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 páginas
...and truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion '. what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! .'„ More precious than silver or gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These vallles and... | |
| 1829 - 1008 páginas
...Surely the man who criticises the following stanza from Cowper'g Alexander Selkirk, •' Religion ! what treasure untold, Resides in that heavenly word...silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford!" in the following severe terms — " These four lines are poorly expressed ; some critics would call... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 páginas
...he cheered hy the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heaveuly world ! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this...earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going hell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sahhath... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 240 páginas
...religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appear'd. Ye winds, that have made me... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 páginas
...religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word...church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sigh'd at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appear'd. Ye winds, that have made me... | |
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