 THOU, whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure, Hearken unto a Verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure : A verse may find him, who a Sermon flies, And turn delight into a...  The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations - Page 3by George Herbert - 1906 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Herbert - 1660 - 444 pages
...Hearken unto a Verier, who may I Rhyme thee to good,and make a bait ( of pleafure, i A Verfe may find him, who a Sermon flies, And turn delight into a Sacrifice. , Beware of luft, it doth poHnte and foul Whom God in Baptiftne wafht with his ownbkxxl. It blots the Icffon written-... | |
 | 1822 - 792 pages
...the world with pleasure and piety." THE CHURCH PORCH. Thou, whose sweet Youth and early hopes inhance Thy rate and price and mark thee for a treasure ; Hearken unto a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him, who a sermon flies, And turn... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1825 - 556 pages
...first stanza of good George Herbert's Church-Porch. Thou, whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure, Hearken unto a verser who may chance Rhyme thee to good and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn delight... | |
 | George Herbert - 1838 - 406 pages
...ME, REFRAIN. I. THE CHURCH-PORCH. PEIURRHANTEIUUM. THOU, whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure, Hearken unto a Verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure : A verse may find him, who a sermon flies, And turn... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pages
...makes it absolutely beyond the calculation of mortals ; Thou whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure; Hearken unto a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn... | |
 | 1825 - 560 pages
...first stanza of good George Herbert's Church-Porch. Thou, whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure, Hearken unto a verser who may chance Rhyme thee to good and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn delight... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 354 pages
...make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies. And turn delight into a sacrifice. Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure ; Hearken unto a verser, who may chance cany that of which sometimes I think 1 am most weary, along with me. Alas! it is only in the grave... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 352 pages
...enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure j Hearken unto a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies. And turn delight into a sacrifice. carry that of which sometimes I think... | |
 | George Herbert - 1842 - 400 pages
...hurt themselves or me, refrain. 3jJerfrJanterfum. THOTJ, whose sweet youth and early hopes enhance Thy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure ; Hearken unto a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleasure. A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn... | |
 | George Herbert - 1846 - 432 pages
...Hearken unto a Verfer, who may chance Rhyme thee to good, and make a bait of pleafure : A verfe may find him, who a Sermon flies, And turn delight into a Sacrifice. Beware ofluft; it doth pollute and foul Whom God in Baptifm wafh'd with his own blood : It blots the leflbn... | |
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