 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 irregular and...  Florentine Tales: With Modern Illustrations - Seite 191von Thomas Powell - 1847 - 331 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1819 - 896 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest than it could recover by the libration and weighing of its wings— till the little creature was forced to sit...pant, and stay till the storm was over ; and then it uiade a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion of an angel... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 626 Seiten
...sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, ancr-chooses a frontier-garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...the storm was over ; and then it made a prosperous Sight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he passed sometimes... | |
 | Elizabeth Holmes - 1832 - 300 Seiten
...wind, according to Bishop Taylor's beautiful and well-known simile, beat the poor bird back, and it was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over; shall it ever rise again and sing ? What a mercy to feel the hand of a Father leading, when one's voice... | |
 | 1866 - 546 Seiten
...made irregular and unconstant, descending more ¡U every bre-ath of the tempest than it could rerover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings,...and stay till the storm was over, and then it made » prosperous flight, and did rise and sing as if it had learned music and molion from an angel, n»... | |
 | Rev. Molesworth - 1837 - 424 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than all the vibrations of his wings served to exalt him, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was overpast ; and then it made a prosperous flight, for 331 then it did rise and sing as if it had learned... | |
 | 1858 - 498 Seiten
...descend more at every breath of the tempest than it could recover by the vibration and frequent wrigling of his wings, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was bvor : and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1843 - 326 Seiten
...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,...creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay iill the storm was over, and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing as if it had learned... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 Seiten
...and therefore is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. Kor punt, and stay till the storm was over ; and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 Seiten
...and his motion made irregular and unconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest than he could recover by the libration and frequent weighing...creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay still the storm was over, and did rise and sing as if he had learned music and motion of an angel as... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 842 Seiten
...beaten back with the loud sigbings of an eastern wind, aud his motion made irregular and uncoustant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than...sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over, aud then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing as if it had learned music and motion from... | |
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