| William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pages
...fantastic, trim, And quaint in its deportment and attire, Can lodge a heavenly mind—demands a doubt. He, that negotiates between God and man As God's ambassador,...you should woo a soul; To break a jest, when pity should inspire Pathetic exhortation; and to' address The skittish fancy with facetious tales, When... | |
| Asa Cummings - 1822 - 48 pages
...himself or his antagonist, but by referring directly to the original ? So, we conceive, to him, "—who negotiates between God and man, " As God's ambassador, the grand concerns " Of judgment a#d of mercy," an acquaintance with the tongues in which the Scriptures were originally written, is,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1823 - 570 pages
...amazing solemnity? How can he fail of declaring them with a corresponding solemnity to his flock ? " He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador,...of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech. "JTis pitiful To court a grin, when you should woo a soul ; To break a jest, when pity would inspire... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...life Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause. Ibid, He, that negociates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand...when pity would inspire Pathetic exhortation ; and address The skittish fancy with facetious tales, COMET. Hast thou ne'er seen the comet's flaming flight... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...fantastic, trim, And quaint, in its deportment and attire, ^•ui lodge a heav'nly mind — demands a doubt. He, that negotiates between God and man, As God's...Of lightness in his speech. 'Tis pitiful To court ag^in, when you should woo a soul ; To break a jest, when pity would inspire Pathetic exhortation :... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...fantastic, trim, And quaint, in its deportment and attire, Can lodge a heavenly mind— demands a doubt. He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador,...concerns Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightneu in his speech. 'Tis pitiful To court a crin, when you should woo a soul ; To break a jest,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1824 - 602 pages
...amazing solemnity ? How can he fail of declaring them with a corresponding solemnity to his flock '. " He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand concern! Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech. Tis pitiful To court a... | |
| William Cowper - 1825 - 248 pages
...fantastic, trim, And quaint in its deportment and attire, Can lodge a heavenly mind — demands a doubt. He, that negotiates between God and man, As God's...you should woo a soul ; To break a jest, when pity should inspire Pathetic exhortation ; and to' address The skittish fancy with facetious tales, When... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1825 - 560 pages
...amazing solemnity? How can he fail of declaring them with a corresponding solemnity to his Bock? " He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador,...lightness in his speech. Tis pitiful To court a grin, when yon should woo a soul ; To break a jest, when pity would inspire Pathetic exhortation: and t' address... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...and attire Can lodge a heavenly mind — demands a doubt. He, that negotiates between God and man, An God's ambassador, the grand concerns Of judgment and...would inspire Pathetic exhortation ; and to address iThe skittish fancy with facetious tales, <, When sent with God's commission to the heart ! .So did... | |
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