 But the Nightingale, another of my airy creatures, breathes such sweet loud music out of her little instrumental throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear,...  The United States Literary Gazette - Page 1691825Full view - About this book
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1846 - 478 pages
...Wesley's Survey of the Wisdom of God in the Creation. I. 149. voice, might well be lifted above earth, mod say, Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music upon earth!" Walton's Complete Angler, p. 9. 13. He -watered the hills... | |
 | Old Humphrey - Country life - 1846 - 256 pages
...and other wild warblers of the woods, well may he say with old Izaak Walton, the angler of anglers : "Lord, what music hast Thou provided for the saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth." But even fishermen, as well as others, complain of the times.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, at I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet deratnu, eir trade. An hundred valiant men had this brave haut thou provided fur the saint* in heaven, when thou affordeet bad men such music on earth !' " The... | |
 | John Lavicount Anderdon - Dove, River (Derbyshire and Staffordshire, England) - 1847 - 316 pages
...fecurely, mould hear, as I have ' very often, the clear airs, the fweet defcants, ' the natural rifing and falling, the doubling and ' redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted ' above earth, and fay, Lord, what mufic haft ' thou provided for the faints in heaven, when ' thou affordeft bad men... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. lie that at niiduight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descanta, the natural rising and falling, the doubling anJ redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted... | |
 | 1848 - 530 pages
...throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that, at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very...thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affbrdest bad men such music on earth ! ' " Neither the Hebrew king nor our quaint old angler seems... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - Bible - 1848 - 488 pages
...! " He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have often done, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of the nightingale's voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, Lord, what music hast Thou provided... | |
 | Christian seasons - 1849 - 524 pages
...that it might make mankind to think that miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very...Thou provided for the saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth.' " Hear again his reasons for contentment, delivered in language... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pages
...the sweei descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of the nightingale's voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say,...thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affovdest bad men such music upon earth !" Lamb, in a letter to Coleridge, prays him to make himself... | |
 | Christian education - 1849 - 698 pages
...had not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural...rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of the sweet voice, might well be lifted above the earth, and say, • Lord, what music hast thou provided... | |
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