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... The Merry Monarch - Seite 260von W. H. Davenport Adams - 1885Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 Seiten
...reader, that it was made like a wonderful piece of fine gold net work, expressly for ornament. " For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
| 1833 - 422 Seiten
...reader, that it was made like a wonderful piece of fine gold net work, expressly for ornament. "For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, tban it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature... | |
| Robert Philip - 1833 - 240 Seiten
...ominous indeed ! Comfort ! There is no comfort in the gospel for the dishonest or the drunken, but irregular and inconstant ; descending more, at every breath of the tempest, than he could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1834 - 658 Seiten
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
| Robert Philip - 1834 - 224 Seiten
...therefore is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right line to heaven. For so I have seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring...descending more, at every breath of the tempest, than he could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 Seiten
...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...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and unconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| 1866 - 546 Seiten
...prayers in a right tone to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grase, and .'oaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and unconstant, descending more ¡U every bre-ath of the tempest than it could rerover by the libration... | |
| Frederick Denison Maurice - 1834 - 300 Seiten
...expression of her countenance now, — without remembering that exquisite passage of our poet divine : " So have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as she rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back... | |
| 1834 - 1012 Seiten
...and, therefore, is contrary to that attention which presents our prayer» in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring1 upwards, einging аз he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but... | |
| 1835 - 444 Seiten
...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. 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 bird... | |
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