 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...the spheres,) For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre ; and after him he sung the best. He bore his great commission in his look, But sweetly...becoming zeal; > But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. 3 He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...the spheres,) " For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre; and after him he sung the best. He bore his great commission in his look, But sweetly...becoming zeal ; ? But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. * He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...went to rest, His lyre ; and after him, he sung the best. He bore his great commission in his look, He preached the joys of heaven, and pains of hell,...becoming zeal, But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He taught the Gospel rather than the Law, And forced himself to drive ; but loved to draw. For fear... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...temper'd awe, and soften'd all he spoke. He preach'd the joys of heaven, and pains of hell, "* And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear... | |
 | Giovanni Boccaccio, John Dryden - 1822 - 286 pages
...sweetly temper'd awe, and soften'd all he He preach'd the joys of heaven, and pains of hell, And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw : For fear... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...temper'd awe, and soften'd all he spoke. He preach'd the joys of heaven, and pains of hell, And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal ; But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He tanght the Gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw . For fear... | |
 | John Richards - 1827 - 466 pages
...habit of attending his church can bear witness how largely these subjects entered into his preaching. " He preached the joys of heaven and pains of hell,...becoming zeal ; But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He taught the Gospel rather than the Law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. • » •... | |
 | Mary Jane Mackenzie - 1829 - 226 pages
...temper'd awe, and soften'd all he spoke. He preach'd the joys of heaven, and pains of hell. And warn'd the sinner with becoming zeal, But on eternal mercy loved to dwell : He taught the Gospel rather than the Law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw : For, letting... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1836 - 516 pages
...absence of either of these implies a very injurious defect in the character of a religious instructor. "He bore his great commission in his look ; "But sweetly tempered awe, and softened all he spoke!" How these virtues were exhibited in the ministry of St. Paul, will appear from the following passages... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1836 - 512 pages
...either of these implies a very injurious defect in the character of a religious instructor. "He bore bis great commission in his look ; " But sweetly tempered awe, and softened all he spoke !'' How these virtues were exhibited in the ministry of St. Paul, will appear from the following passages... | |
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He preached the joys of Heaven and pains of Hell, And warned the sinner with becoming zeal, But on eternal mercy loved to dwell. He taught the Gospel rather than the Law And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. 
