 The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's force -. A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment, parted from eternity ;...  The Works of Hannah More - Page 161by Hannah More - 1830Full view - About this book
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...Herbert. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast: A spark that upward tends by nature's force. A stream diverted from its parent source; A drop dissevered from the boundless sea, A moment parted from eternity; A pilgrim panting for a rest to come,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...And infinite perfection close the scene. Akenside. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Condemned to starve at an unreal feast: A spark, which upward...A stream, diverted from its parent source; A drop dissevered from the boundless sea; A moment, parted from eternity; A pilgrim panting for the rest to... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 pages
...seek its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No : wisdom views, with an indifferent eye, All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast; A spark that upward tends by nature's force, A stream diverted... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 388 pages
...to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast; A spark that upward tends by nature's force, A stream diverted from its parent source ; A drop dissevered from the boundless sea, A moment parted from eternity ! A pilgrim panting for a rest to... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1855 - 592 pages
...soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at au unreal feast ; A spark, that upwards tends by nature's force ; A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment, parted from eternity ; A pilgrim, panting for a rest... | |
 | Hannah More - 1856 - 578 pages
...its bliss in pleasures, wealth, or praise 7 No : — Wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth...diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissever'd from tin; boundless sea ; A moment parted from eternity : A pilgrim panting for the rest to come ; An exile,... | |
 | Harvey Buckland - 1856 - 190 pages
...both the self-same rule retain, Who enters once, must ne'er return again. Henry Baler. SOUL-EMBLEMS. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd to starve at an unreal feast: A spark that upward tends by nature's force, A stream diverted from its parent source; A drop dissever'd from... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 pages
...its bliss in pleasure, wealth or praise ? No : — wisdom views with an indifferent eye, All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast : A spark that upward tends by nature's force ; A stream diverted... | |
 | 1856 - 728 pages
...seek its bliss in pleasure, wealth от praise ? Xo : wisdom views with an indifferent eye. All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest. Compelí' d to starve at an unreal feast: Л spark that upwards tends by nature'« force ; Л stream... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...or praise? No : Wisdom vicws with an indifferent eye, All finite joys, all hlessings horn to dic ; The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd...starve at an unreal feast: A spark which upward tends hy nature's foree; A stream diverted from its parent souree ; A drop dissever'd from the houndless... | |
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