That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assured relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... A Memoir of Captain W. Thornton Bate, R.N. - Page 194by John Baillie - 1859 - 255 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...ignorance alone :— They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That scripture is the only cure of woe; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. But the same word, that like the polished share, Ploughs up the roots of a believer's care, Kills too... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - 220 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of wo ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the Christian's thorny roadf The soul, reposing on assured relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...ignorance alone: They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. But the same word, that, like the polish'd share, Ploughs up the roots of a believer's care, Rills... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of woe ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of woe ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. But the same word, that, like the polished share, Ploughs up the roots of a believer's care, Kills... | |
| Solomon Piggott - 1824 - 422 pages
...ignorance alone : They knew not, what some pastors may not know, That Scripture is the^only cure of woe : That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song." ' His health now rapidly mended, and in June, 1 765, he had so far recovered, that it was no longer... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of wo ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...toils along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a sone. But the same word, that, like the polish 'd share. Ploughs up the roots of a believer's care,... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of woe ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...the Christian's thorny road ! The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief,' Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pages
...ignorance alone ; They knew not, what some bishops may not know, That Scripture is the only cure of woe ; That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...the Christian's thorny road! The soul, reposing on assur'd relief, Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, Forgets her labour as she toils along, Weeps... | |
| David Simpson - 1825 - 398 pages
...admirable man makes of the Sacred Writings. " They know not That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise, how it flings abroad Its odour...along, Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song." Coivfier'a Poem on Truth. t Lord Bolingbroke was a man of considerable talents, and lived and died... | |
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