WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning... The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine - Page 2351864Full view - About this book
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...— When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide ; And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...and present My true account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact day labour, light denied? I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon... | |
| 1846 - 436 pages
...Miltm. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless...present My true account, lest he returning chide), " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ? " I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon... | |
| 1846 - 332 pages
...WHEN I consider how long my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide ; And that one talent, which is death to hide, Lodged with me...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide ; ' Doth God exact day -labor, light denied ' t I fondly ask. But patience, to prevent... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...streams. When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...and present My true account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact day-labour, light denied, I fondly ask : but patience to prevent That murmur, soon... | |
| John Milton - 1848 - 420 pages
...BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...present My true account, lest he, returning, chide ; " Doth God exact day-labour, light denied ?" I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 pages
...BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...present My true account, lest He, returning, chide ; " Doth God exact day -labor, light denied ?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur,... | |
| 1856 - 666 pages
...BLINDNESS. " When I consider how my light is spent, 'Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul were bent, To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide : '... | |
| Spring flowers, S. P. - 1849 - 178 pages
...BLINDNESS. When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days iu this dark world and wide, And lhat one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though iny soul more bent To serve wherewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He, returning, elude;... | |
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...BLINDNESS When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...present My true account, lest he, returning, chide : " Doth God exact day-lab'nnr, light denied ?" I fondly ask : but Patience to prevent That murmur,... | |
| Thomas Vincent Fosbery - 1850 - 416 pages
...BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...present My true account, lest He, returning, chide, — " Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" I fondly ask — But Patience, to prevent That murmur,... | |
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