| 1853 - 704 pages
...stillness of the Sabbath mom, and the blessings that accompany it, invoke such lines as these : ' 0 BAY most calm, most bright ! The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a Friend, and with his olood ; The couch of time; care's... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 pages
...that they cannot be read with much pleasure. The following are two of his host pieces:1 — SUNDAY. 0 day most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's hud 5 Th' endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time... | |
| 1854 - 268 pages
...SUNDAY. This quaint but beautiful poem is by GEORGE HERBERT, author of The Temple, who died about 1635. O DAY most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's... | |
| 1854 - 456 pages
...And thou of God in thy great charity) Of such a finished, chastened purity. SUNDAY. — Herbert. O DAY most calm, most bright ! The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's... | |
| Rev. David Hay - 1854 - 216 pages
...separated it from a common use to that which is religious." Hence we sing, with good old Herbert:— " O Day most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's bud, The' endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a Friend, and with His blood; The couch of time, care's... | |
| John Morison - 1854 - 210 pages
...Christian observance of God's blessed day, than in doubtful recreations, or sinful pleasures. " 0 DAT, most calm, most bright ; The fruit of this, the next world's bud, The indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 pages
...words with which one of these early Pharisees, the devout and holy Herbert, hailed the day of rest. " 0 day, most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The indorsement of supreme delight Writ by a friend and with his blood ; The couch of time, care's... | |
| William Kay - 1855 - 150 pages
...115. or the devout Christian, like George Herbert, whose Sunday experience led him to write : — " 0 day most calm most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud : The indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend and with His blood ; The couch of time ; Care's... | |
| Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...And thou of God in thy great chanty) Of such a finished, chastened purity,, SUNDAY. — Herbert, O DAY most calm, most bright ! The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's... | |
| 1855 - 458 pages
...And thou of God in ihy great charily) Of such a finished, chastened purity. SUNDAY. — Herbert. O DAY most calm, most bright ! The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's... | |
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