| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 ページ
...mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw ; For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...Exhales the soul sublime to seek her native seat. LESSON CXXXIX. Studies for the Statesman. 1. ALL society is an affair of mutual concession. If we expect... | |
| Patrick Welwood, John Anderson - 1841 - 334 ページ
...* * He preached the joys of heaven and pains of hell, And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal — But on eternal mercy lov'd to dwell. He taught the...law, And forc'd himself to drive, but lov'd to draw. Now through the land his cure of souls he stretch'd, And, like a primitive apostle, preach'd : —... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 ページ
...and pains of Hell, And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; Jut on eternal mercy lov'd to dwell. le s past By great Arsaces led, who founded first That empire) under his dominion holds, Fr 'or Fear but freezes minds: but Love, like heat, ixhales the soul sublime, to seek her native seat.... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 ページ
...spoke. He preach'd the joys of Heaven, and pains of Hell, And wam'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; f hope, behold her, not far off, Such as 1 saw her in my dream, adom'd With what al ibrc'd himself to drive ; but lov'd to draw. For Fear but freezes minds: but Love, like heat. Exhales... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 ページ
...and pains of Hell, And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; lut on eternal mercy lov'd to dwell, le to truth ; from flesh to spirit, From imposition of strict laws to free Acceptance of l s'or Fear but freezes minds : but Ixive, like heat, ithales tho soul sublime, to seek her native seat.... | |
| 1844 - 558 ページ
...He preach 'd the joys of Heav'n, and pains of Hell, "k And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal, > But on eternal mercy lov'd to dwell. ) He taught the...draw. For fear but freezes minds ; but love like heat, Enhales the soul sublime to seek her native seat. Possibly it may, in a measure, serve to illustrate... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 ページ
...mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw : For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...native seat. To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard ; Wrapped in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts,2... | |
| Robert Southey - 1846 - 566 ページ
...propension of his mind ; and, like Dryden's priest, ' He taught the Gospel, rather than the Law ; He forced himself to drive, but lov'd to draw : For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like heat, Exhorts the soul sublime to seek her native seat." Mr. Whitefield himself was not more convinced of... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 ページ
...loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law ; And forced himself to drive ; but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds : but love, like...is hard, Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away.... | |
| Thomas Ken (bp. of Bath and Wells.) - 1848 - 152 ページ
...loved to dwell. ) He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...Exhales the soul sublime, to seek her native seat." When at Wells, on the Sundays, twelve poor men or women dined with him in his Hall, the Bishop always... | |
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