 THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows its own anguish and unrest ; The truest wisdom there, and noblest art, Is his who skills of comfort best ; Whom by the softest step and gentlest tone Enfeebled spirits own, And love to raise the languid...  A country neighborhood, cont. The moat - Page 217by Lady Emily Ponsonby - 1848Full view - About this book
 | John Keble - Christian poetry - 1827 - 216 pages
...away, Humbled by all He gives. LXXXV. ST. BARNABAS. The Son of consolation, a Levite. Actt iv. 36. THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...When, like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by : — Feel only — for in silence gently gliding Fain would he shun both ear and sight, Twixt Prayer'and... | |
 | John Keble - Christian poetry, English - 1827 - 398 pages
...God takes away, Humbled by all He gives. ST. BARNABAS. The Son of consolation, a Levite. Acts iv. 36. THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...best ; Whom by the softest step and gentlest tone Feel only — for in silence gently gliding Fain would he shun both ear and sight, 'Twixt Prayer and... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1835 - 908 pages
...or acted more in unison with the sentiment — " A brother is born for adversity." " The world 'sa room of sickness, where each heart Knows its own anguish...like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by." But my father's visits of mercy were not confined to the sick and afflicted. The poor in general, and... | |
 | Charlotte Elliott - 1836 - 174 pages
...TO SEASONS OF SICKNESS, DEPRESSION, AND BEREAVEMENT. ' Weep with them that weep." Romans, xii. 13. ' The world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...and noblest art, Is his who skills of comfort best." Christian Year. . \./r' LONDON JAMES NISBET AND CO., BERNER'S STREET. 1836. LONDON : nOBSON, LEVEY,... | |
 | John Keble - Christian poetry, English - 1837 - 442 pages
...soothing lay That sorrow best relieves : ST. BARNABAS. The Son of consolation, a Levite. Acts iv. 36. THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...When, like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by:Feel only — for in silence gently glidmg Fain would he shun both ear and sight, 'Twixt Prayer... | |
 | John Keble - Religious poetry - 1837 - 442 pages
...God takes away, Humbled by all He gives. ST. BARNABAS. The Son of consolation, a Levite. Acts iv. 36. THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...When, like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by:Feel only — for in silence gently gliding Fain would he shun both ear and sight, Twixt Prayer... | |
 | John Walker Brown - Sunday school literature - 1841 - 170 pages
...retired, and the family was once more alone. CHAPTER V. AN ANNOUNCEMENT— SORROW AND CONSOLATION. " The world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...and noblest art Is his who skills of comfort best ; When by the softest step and gentlest tone Enfeebled spirits own, And love to raise the languid eye,... | |
 | John Keble - 1842 - 332 pages
...gifis, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.] THE world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by:— Feel only—for in silence gently gliding Fain would he shun both ear and sight, 'Twixt Prayer and... | |
 | Christian life - 1845 - 494 pages
...the son of consolation, as his name implies, and his good advice, Acts xi. 23, was suitable to it. The world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows its own anguish and unrest : The-truest wisdom there, and noblest art, Is hie, who skills of comfort best THE TIMES OF THE APOSTLES.... | |
 | Meta Lander - 1861 - 354 pages
...Erskine, " to suppress the emotions of nature in such cases, is not profitable either to soul or body." " The world's a room of sickness, where each heart Knows...like an angel's wing, they feel him fleeting by." The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and no one can gauge another's sorrow. He, who wept at the grave... | |
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