PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts control That o:er thee swell and throng ; They will condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done, And faints... Ethical Addresses and Ethical Record - Page 2541905Full view - About this book
| Philip Smith Sparling - 1854 - 136 pages
...fools to pass by without consideration." IZAAK WALTON. DEEDS, NOT WORDS. PRUNE thou thy words, thy thoughts control, That o'er thee swell and throng;...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favour bears Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers Which... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1854 - 400 pages
...am not well enough to think yet. 0 Kate, this little sitting up has tired me very much,' CHAPTER XV. Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control, That o'er...and throng; They will condense within thy soul, And turn to purpose strong. LYO.A APOSTOLICA. IN the evening, came another letter from Malta, very short,... | |
| Frederick William Faber - 1855 - 596 pages
...within the soul. Better is it to follow the poet's advice: " Prune thou thy words, the thoughts controul That o'er thee swell and throng ; They will condense...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favour bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| Songs - 1856 - 712 pages
...Thou entertaining in thy breast But such a mind, makest God thy guest. BEN JONSON. $rune tfjou tfjg thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favour bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| Frederick William Faber - 1856 - 618 pages
...of earnestness, a spurce of fortitude within the soul. Better is it to follow the poet's advice: " Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng; They will coiulense within thy suul, And change to purpose «tiong. But he, who lets his feelings run. In soft;... | |
| Magdalen Stafford (fict.name.) - 1857 - 306 pages
...them amongst the palmtrees of Elim, or beside the waters of Siloah, that flow softly. CHAPTEE XIII. : He who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be clone, And faints at every woe." — LYRA APOSTOLICA. ND at last I saw Miss Noel ! Yes, I sawthat vision... | |
| St. John's in the Wilderness - 1857 - 166 pages
...epigrammatic, than in a didactic form ; as if those noble lines were ever in his thoughts ; Prune them the words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng ; They will condense within thy sonl, And change to purpose strong. But he, who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks... | |
| Magdalen Stafford (fict.name.) - 1857 - 292 pages
...them amongst the palmtrees of Elim, or beside the waters of Siloah, that flow softly. CHAPTEE XIII. " He who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service most be done, And faints at every woe."—LYRA APOSTOLIC.*. ND at last I saw Miss Noel! Yes, I saw... | |
| Thomas Smyth - 1858 - 192 pages
...gospel to every creature; and in doing good unto all men, as we have opportunity and ability? Prove thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favour bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1858 - 670 pages
...taking up a small volume of poetry which lay beside him, " it expresses exactly what I mean : — " ' Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er...within thy soul, And change to purpose strong.' " "But if a subject interests one greatly " began Margaret. " The more painful it will be to discuss it, when... | |
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