 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.  The baptist Magazine - Seite 2801823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1821 - 632 Seiten
...chain. Has learnt Messiah's name! What tho" the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only Man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 Seiten
...TT^ROM Greenland's icy mountains, J? From India's coral strand ; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From...call us to deliver, Their land from error's chain. 2 What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man... | |
 | 1839 - 894 Seiten
...mountains, From India's coral strands, Where Afrie's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sands ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain,...call us to deliver Their land from error's chain." And then imagine six of these schools, all forming part of one great school of 3000 children, all singing... | |
 | 1827 - 452 Seiten
...From Greenland's Icy mountains. From India's coral strand. Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand : From many an ancient river. From...vile,-— In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of Cod are strewn ; The heathen In their blindness Bow down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1837 - 668 Seiten
...the depths of the bottomless pit : 121 " What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's islef Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile?...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate places of the earth, spiritually bud and blossom as the rose? When... | |
 | 1823 - 408 Seiten
...Roll down tbeir golden sand . From nifiny an ancient river, From manv a palmy plain, They call us t» deliver Their land from error's chain. What though...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle; Though evi'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vilt1 — In vain with lavish kindness The gif-s of God are... | |
 | 1847 - 648 Seiten
...weeping heart, of Heber's lines. What ' Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? What though with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ?...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.' On my return, I found that the serpent (boa-constrictor) which is worshipped in a house immediately... | |
 | 1823 - 594 Seiten
...FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand: Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown;... | |
 | 1823 - 600 Seiten
...FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From...us to deliver Their land from Error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile... | |
 | 1823 - 610 Seiten
...icy mountains. From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sund; From many an ancient river. From many a palmy plain, They call as to deliver. Their land from error's chain . What though the spicy breezes. Blow soft o'er Ceylon's... | |
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