 | William Wordsworth - 1899 - 308 pages
...Same. If Thou the spirit give by which I pray : To the ^jy unassisted heart is barren clay, Being That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works Thou art the seed, That quickens only where Thou say'st it may : Unless Thou show to us thine own true way No man can... | |
 | 1837 - 844 pages
...stranger has made his appear» anee,— WOLFE'S RSMAINS. SACRED POETRY. TO THE SUPREME BEING. THE prayer» I make will then be sweet indeed, If Thou the spirit...which I pray: My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can 7iothing feed : Of good and pious works Thou art the seed. That quickens... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1838 - 522 pages
...specimen of the general tone and feeling of the work : — TO TEE SUPREME BEING. From Miehael Anyela. " The prayers I make will then be sweet indeed, If Thou...which I pray ; My unassisted heart is barren clay, And of its native self can nothing feed ; Of good and pious works thou art the seed, Which quickens... | |
 | Association for the Improvement of Juvenile Books - 1841 - 250 pages
...they err, who, in a world like this, Find any thing to hate but human pride. NP WILLIS. TO THE DEITY. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed, If Thou...which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works Thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pages
...the apostles left him to his doom, She lingered round his cross and w'atch'd his tomb, WORDSWORTH. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed If Thou...which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
 | A Montagu Woodford - 1841 - 320 pages
...the soul: love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. TO THE SUPREME BEING. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed, If Thou...which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed: Of good and pious works Thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
 | Catharine Harbeson Waterman Esling - 1841 - 388 pages
...on foot. TO THE SUPREME BEING. FROM MICHAEL ANGELO. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed, Jf Thou the spirit give by which I pray ; My unassisted heart is barren clay And of its native self can nothing feed ; Of good and pious works thou art the seed, Which quickens... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...heaven-born hope her end! TO THE SUPREME BEING. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed, If Thou tl)e Spirit give by which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed ; Of good and pious works Thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. FROM THE SAME. TO THE SUPREME BEING. HI. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed If Thou...which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 pages
...what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. FROM THE SAME. TO THE SUPREME BE1NO. 111. THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed If Thou...which I pray : My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works thou art the seed, That quickens... | |
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Unless thou shew to us thine own true way No man can find it: Father! thou must lead. Do Thou, then, breathe those thoughts into my mind... 
