 Her cushion - the pavement that wearies her knees, Her music - the Psalm, or the sigh of disease; The delicate lady lives mortified there, And the feast is forsaken for fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind, Are the cares of...  The Catholic Penny Magazine - Page 461884Full view - About this book
 | Helen E. Brown - 1865 - 218 pages
...peace, While we vainly bid the anguish Of our own vexed spirit cease. Seleflei THE SISTER OF CHARITY. Like Him whom she loves, to the mansions of grief...friend. Unshrinking where pestilence scatters his breath, Like an angel she moves, 'mid the vapors of death ; Where rings the loud musket, and flashes... | |
 | Patrick Mannock - 1868 - 280 pages
...for fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart or of mind Are the care of that heaven-minded virgin confined ; Like him whom she loves, to the mansions of grief She hastes with the tidinga of joy and relief; She strengthens the weary, she comforts the weak, And soft is her voice... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - 1871 - 468 pages
...not to the service of heart and of mind, Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined. Ijike Him whom she loves, to the mansions of grief •She...mortals attend, The Sister of Charity there is a friend. 7. Unshrinking where pestilence scatters his breath, Like an angel she moves, 'mid the vapor of death... | |
 | 1872 - 514 pages
...fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined. Like him whom she loves, to the mansions...friend. Unshrinking where pestilence scatters his breath, Like an angel she moves, 'mid the vapor of death ; Where rings the loud musket, and flashes... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 pages
...of mind Are the cares of that Heaven-minded virgin confined, Like Him whom she loves, to the mansion of grief She hastes with the tidings of joy and relief;...friend. Unshrinking where pestilence scatters his breath, • Like an angel she moves 'mid the vapor of death; Where rings the loud musket and flashes... | |
 | 1876 - 754 pages
...fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind, Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined, Like him whom she loves, to the mansions...the weary — she comforts the weak, And soft is her voico in the ear of the sick ; Where want and affliction on mortals attend, The Sister of Charity there... | |
 | Philip Schaff, Arthur Gilman - 1880 - 1108 pages
...fasting an 1 prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind Are the cares of that heaven-minded whe/e pestilence scatters hi ; breath, Like an angel she moves, mid the vapors of death ; Where rings... | |
 | Alfred Mason Williams - 1881 - 470 pages
...fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined ; Like him whom she loves, to the...sick ; Where want and affliction on mortals attend, Unshrinking, where pestilence scatters his breath, Like an angel she moves 'mid the vapor of death... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1883 - 544 pages
...of mind Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined, Like Him whom she loves, to the mansion of grief She hastes with the tidings of joy and relief...friend. Unshrinking where Pestilence scatters his breath Like an angel she moves mid the vapour of death ; Where rings the loud musket and flashes the... | |
 | Gems - 1884 - 408 pages
...fasting and prayer. Yet not to the service of heart and of mind Are the cares of that heaven-minded virgin confined ; Like Him whom she loves, to the...friend. Unshrinking where pestilence scatters his breath Like an angel she moves 'mid the vapours of death; Where rings the loud musket and flashes the... | |
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