And thou an angel's happiness shall know; Shalt bless the earth while in the world above ; The good begun by thee shall onward flow In many a branching stream, and wider grow; The seed that, in these few and fleeting hours, Thy hands unsparing and unwearied... The Year Book of American Authors - Page 220by Mrs. Ida Scott Taylor McKinney - 1894 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1866 - 234 pages
...CIRALDA, OF FLORENCE. Rise to some work of high and holy lore, And thou an angel's happiness shali know : Shalt bless the earth, while in the world above...wider grow: The seed that in these few and fleeting bour* Thy hands unsiiaring and unwearied sow, Shall deck thy name with Amarathine flowers, And yield... | |
| George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 282 pages
...to fame ; 'Tis infamy to die and not be missed, Or let all soon forget that thou didst e'er exist. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know, — Shalt bless the earth while in the world above, The good begun by thee shall onward... | |
| Theology - 1828 - 682 pages
...glory : and if yon to 1 " Rouse to some work of high and holy IOTC, And thou an angel's htppineas shah know, — Shalt bless the earth while in the world above ; The good begun by thec shall onward flow In many a branching stream, and wider grow: The need that in these few and fleeting... | |
| Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...to fame ; 'Tis infamy to die and not be missed, Or let all soon forget that thou didst e'er exist. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know, — Shall bless the earth while in the world above, The good begun by thee shall onward... | |
| Presbyterians - 1832 - 460 pages
...Leaf after leaf, its bosom, rich and fair, Breathes freely its perfumes throughout the ambient air. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know ; Shalt bless the earth while, in the world above. The good begun by thee shall onward flow... | |
| Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...love. And tliuu an angel's happiness shall know, Shalt bless the earth while in the world ab«ve : The good begun by thee shall onward flow In many a branching stream, and wider grow ; And seeds that in life's present fleeting hours Thy hands unsparing and unwearied sow. Shall deck... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flower language - 1832 - 244 pages
...Leaf after leaf, its bosom, rich and fair, Breathes freely its perfumes throughout the ambient air. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know. Carlos fVileox. CARNATION. Class 10. Order 2. — P'lowers solitary, and by rich /)•... | |
| the christians - 1836 - 426 pages
...Leaf after leaf, its bosom rich and fair Breathes freely its perfumes, throughout the ambient air. " Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou...grow. The seed that in these few and fleeting hours Thv hands unsparing and unwearied sow, Shall deck thy grave with amaranthine flowers, And yield thee... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flowers in literature - 1836 - 434 pages
...Leaf after leaf, its bosom, rich and fair, Breathes freely its perfumes throughout the ambient air. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shalt know. WILCOX. * By cutting off the terminal leaf-buds after the usual season, a succession of flowers may... | |
| Readers (Elementary) - 1836 - 424 pages
...to fame ; 'Tis infamy to die and not be miss'd, Or let all soon forget that thou didst e'er exist. Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know — Shall bless the earth while in the world above, The good begun by thee shall onward... | |
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