 | William Cowper - 1826 - 262 pages
...And dangers little known, A stranger to superiour strength, Man vainly trusts his own. VI. But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast ; The breath of Heav'n must swell the nil, Or all the toil is lost. THE MODERN PATRIOT. I. REBELLION is my theme all day : I only wish 'twould... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...Through all his heart we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies His conscience owns it true. V. Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A stranger to superiour strength, Man vainly trusts his own. VI. But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...Through all his art we view* ; And while his tongue the charge denies', His conscience owns it true*. 5 Bound on a voyage of awful length*, And dangers little...to superior strength', Man vainly trusts his own*. 6 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast* The breath of heav'n must swell the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...Through all his art. we view ; And while his tongue the charge deniefc His co: science owns it true. & Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vaiuly trusts his own. 6 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 pages
...J* Virtue engages his assent, And whUehTs tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. 5. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superiour strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 6. But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...Through all his heart we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little...superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast ! The breath of Heav'n must swell the sail,... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true, Bound on a voyage *f awful length And dangers little known, A stranger...superior strength. Man vainly trusts his own, But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast ! The breath of Heav'n must swell the nil,... | |
 | 1828 - 594 pages
...Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 3 Life's voyage is of awful length, Through dangers little known: A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 4 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heav'n must swell the... | |
 | Samuel Thomas Bloomfield - 1828 - 788 pages
...and scarcely less beautiful metaphor, is used by our Christian Poet on this same subject : " But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heaven must swell the sail, Or all the labour 's lost." be interpreted joy of the spirit; as in 1 Thess.... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...his art we view ; And while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. 5. lioun':! on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, 6. But oars alone can ne'er prcrail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heav'n must swell thesajl,... | |
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Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast, The breath of heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. 
