Death on the Pale HorseWestley&Davis; Longman&Company, 1827 - 12 pages |
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... Close following pace for pace , not mounted yet On his pale horse . MILTON . WHEN a mighty conqueror appears on the theatre of the world , obtaining martial glory by the boldness of his conceptions and the unrivalled success of his ...
... Close following pace for pace , not mounted yet On his pale horse . MILTON . WHEN a mighty conqueror appears on the theatre of the world , obtaining martial glory by the boldness of his conceptions and the unrivalled success of his ...
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... close , they can say , " I know that thou wilt bring me to death , and to the house appointed for all living . " Some , however , are removed so suddenly as to oblige us to exclaim , “ He passed away , and lo , he was not ; yea , I ...
... close , they can say , " I know that thou wilt bring me to death , and to the house appointed for all living . " Some , however , are removed so suddenly as to oblige us to exclaim , “ He passed away , and lo , he was not ; yea , I ...
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... close of that which is preparatory , and the commencement of that which is final and eternal , in the destiny of man . It subjects our immortal spirits to an ordeal which countless millions have passed , but none can explain ; and ...
... close of that which is preparatory , and the commencement of that which is final and eternal , in the destiny of man . It subjects our immortal spirits to an ordeal which countless millions have passed , but none can explain ; and ...
Page 105
... close of time , and the conflagration of the globe . Men drop off like flowers in summer , or like leaves in autumn . " One generation passeth away , and another cometh . " The solitary are set in families , and then become extinct ...
... close of time , and the conflagration of the globe . Men drop off like flowers in summer , or like leaves in autumn . " One generation passeth away , and another cometh . " The solitary are set in families , and then become extinct ...
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... close of their sins and suffer- ings , and the consummation of their highest hopes of perfect purity and blessedness . And yet we fear that numbers perish : some through the lack of knowledge , and others from the wilful rejection of ...
... close of their sins and suffer- ings , and the consummation of their highest hopes of perfect purity and blessedness . And yet we fear that numbers perish : some through the lack of knowledge , and others from the wilful rejection of ...
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Page 42 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut doWn, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; yet, through the scent of water it will bnd, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 94 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime, Where life is not a breath ; Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward...
Page 97 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted, Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 97 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted, Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, The glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the...
Page 81 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty...
Page 140 - And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in. save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52 And all wept, and bewailed her : but he said, Weep not : she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Page 141 - And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, " Weep not." And he came and touched the bier : and they that bare him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise." And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
Page 102 - But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 82 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Page 54 - For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare ; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.