For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made... Thoughts on the conduct of the understanding - Page 107by Basil Montagu - 1849Full view - About this book
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 pages
...therefore is contrary to that attention, " which presents our prayers in a right line ** to God. For so have I seen a lark rising " from his bed of grass,...eastern wind, and his " motion made irregular and inconstant, de" scending more at every breath of the tern* " pest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 526 pages
...is contrary to that , attention, which presents our prayers in a right line i to God. For so have 1 seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descend ug more at every breath of the tempest, than it coi.id recover by the libration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 536 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motiori made irregular and inconstant, descend .iig more at every breath of the tempest, than it coijld... | |
| 1819 - 896 pages
...and therefore is contrary to tbat attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as be rises, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds: but the poor bird was beaten back... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 626 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 634 pages
...contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to I God. For so have I aeen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the Vibration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 630 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to ' God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get J to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird . was beaten back with the loud sighings... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1826 - 420 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1826 - 632 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1826 - 628 pages
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
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