A servant with this clause makes drudgery divine; who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, makes that and the action fine. My object in life - Page 43by Frederic William Farrar - 1833 - 115 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
...an act noble : especially the motive to please God, and promote human happiness. Herbert sings,— "A servant with this clause Makes drudgery Divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." When midnight came he heard the distant music, for " he heard the church bells beyond the stars, and... | |
| Richard Steele - 1807 - 238 pages
...me, my GOD and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee : A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action tine. HERBERT. 2. In dependence upon the help of Goia, let your religious principles be... | |
| 1864 - 868 pages
...partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture (for thy sake), Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1845 - 752 pages
...partake, Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture, for thy sake, Will not grow bright and clean. " A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine ;...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine." And the consciousness that we are God's servants, will not only give a higher character... | |
| 1863 - 350 pages
...; Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture . for thy sake,' Will not grow white and clean. "A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery Divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." GEORGE HERBKRT. History tells us of men of earnest aspirations, who at the very beginning of life's... | |
| 1864 - 346 pages
...; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, for (hy sake, ' Will not grow bright and clean. A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for tny laws, Makes that and th' action fine." Depend upon it, a great many of our troubles arise from... | |
| 1824 - 706 pages
...doing his work well, and I defy them to despise him, rather will they say with old George Herbert : " A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine, Who sweeps a room as to God's laws, Makes that and the action fine." Follow an inventor through all the phases of his struggle,... | |
| Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835 - 402 pages
...partake : Nothing can be so mean, Which with his tincture, for thy sake, Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine :...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that, and th' action, fine. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for less be told. A WREATH. A WREATHED... | |
| Villeroi (fict. name.) - 1835 - 304 pages
...me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for Thee. A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine :...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold ; For that which God doth touch... | |
| 1836 - 574 pages
...Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, — for thy sake,— Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine ;...room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold : For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
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