 For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made...  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 4341851Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...and sets up his quarters in the outposts of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...and sets up his quarters in the outposts of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, sipging as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...him that retires into a battle to meditate, and sets up his closet in the out quarters of an army. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so B have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards singing as he rises, and hopes... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...spring towards him. On Ac removal of the dead bird, the ken returned to the dove-cot. — JZSSE. I HATE seen a lark rising from his bed of grass and soaring upwards, singing as he rises and in hopes to get to Heaven and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
 | William Gresley - 1840 - 414 pages
...beautiful similes perhaps found in any sermon is the following from Jeremy Taylor, in a sermon on Prayer. " So have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upward, singing as he rises, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heavm, ai;d climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
 | 1858 - 498 pages
...Bishop Taylor still more beautifully speaks, when he says : — " Anger is a perfect alienation of mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that...grass and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds — but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
 | Pictures - 1841 - 222 pages
...his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore...which presents our prayers in a right line to God. As 1 have seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes... | |
 | 1745 - 522 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that intention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier-garrison to be wise in. Kor so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and... | |
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