Verses to the Memory of the Late Richard Reynolds, of Bristol

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816 - 31 pages
 

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Page 16 - Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Page 24 - Then the widow's heart would sing, fa she tum'd her wheel, for joy ; Then the bliss of hope would spring On the outcast orphan boy. To the blind, the deaf, the lame, To the ignorant and vile. Stranger, captive, slave, he came With a welcome and a smile.
Page 18 - Midst flaming hosts above ; Whose ranks stood silent, while he drew Nigh to the throne of love, And meekly took the lowest seat, Yet nearest his Redeemer's feet.
Page 22 - Lives in everlasting fame. He was One, whose open face Did his inmost heart reveal ; One, who wore with meekest grace, On his forehead, Heaven's broad seal.
Page 18 - That wakes the lark to sing ; 'Tis not a meteor of the night, Nor track of angel's wing : It is an uncreated beam, Like that which shone on Jacob's dream. . Eternity and Time Met for a moment here ; From earth to heaven, a scale sublime Rested on either sphere, Whose steps a saintly figure trod, By Death's cold hand led home to GOD.
Page 6 - That the members of the society do consist of life subscribers of ten guineas or upwards, and annual subscribers of one guinea or upwards ; and that the object of this society be, to grant relief to persons in necessitous circumstances, and also occasional assistance to other benevolent institutions in or near the city, to enable them to continue or increase their usefulness, and that special regard be had to the Samaritan Society, of which Richard Reynolds was the founder.
Page 6 - That, in consequence of the severe loss which society has sustained by the death of the venerable Richard Reynolds, and in order to perpetuate, as far as may be, the great and important benefits he has conferred upon the city of Bristol INTRODUCTION and its vicinity, and to excite others to imitate the example of the departed philanthropist, an Association be formed under the designation of ' Reynolds's Commemoration Society.
Page 21 - STRIKE a louder, loftier lyre ; Bolder, sweeter strains employ ; Wake, Remembrance ! — and inspire Sorrow with the song of joy. Who was He, for whom our tears Flow'd, and will not cease to flow ? — Full of honors and of years, In the dust his head lies low.
Page 30 - ... roll, Immortal in thy bosom live his soul ! Go, build his monument : — and let it be Firm as the land, but open as the sea ; Low in...
Page 11 - ... require, he disposed of in subscriptions and donations for promoting whatever was useful to society, as well as to lessen the sufferings of the afflicted, without regard to- names, sects, or parties. At one particular time, (if I am rightly informed,) he wrote to a friend in London...

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