 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pàgines
...quarters of an army. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which 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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1858 - 498 pàgines
...when he says : — " Anger is a perfect alienation of mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right...— but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighing of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descend more at every breath... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pàgines
...to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right...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 sighings of an... | |
 | William Hone - 1841 - 840 pàgines
...the birds are on the bushes. Knlyht'a Quarterly Magazine, " For 30 have I seen a lark rising from bis bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises,...above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back by the loud siglrings of an eastern wind, and his molion made irregular and inconstant, descending... | |
 | Pictures - 1841 - 222 pàgines
...garrison to be wise in. Anger is perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention 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... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1842 - 326 pàgines
...to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right...back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and bis motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could... | |
 | 1845 - 632 pàgines
...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....rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above tlie clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 pàgines
...and force to them. JOHN. Do you remember one ? Many ; who that had ever read one could forget it? " For so have I seen a lark, rising from his bed of grass and soaring upward, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor... | |
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God : 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... 
