 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 pagine
...soeiety, yet still more dear, While eireling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Xv£I. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride,, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to eongregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry graee, exeept the heart ! The pow'r, ineens'd, the pageant will... | |
 | John Bullar, George Keate - 1818 - 92 pagine
...In such society, yet still more dear, While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compared with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display, to congregationi wide, Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The Power incensed the pageant will desert,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pagine
...such society, yet still more dear ; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp...When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ! The Po&'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the... | |
 | 1826 - 602 pagine
...that H — me was certainly a very good man, and had no fault but that of not being fat. DEVOTION. How poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method,...men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grave, except the heart !" — BURNS. ON the breath of evening comes the hymn, The hymn of the vesper... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pagine
...society yet still more dear ; [sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal XVII. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp...When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ' The Pow'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pagine
...such society, yet still more dear; [sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp...When men display to congregations wide Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! The Pojo'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the... | |
 | Hew Ainslie, Robert Burns - 1822 - 302 pagine
...must have, with the immortal bard, grateful holiness, "the priest-like father read the exclaimed— In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display to congregations wide • Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! " Pompous display and refined composition may assist in keeping us awake... | |
 | 1822 - 500 pagine
...COMMISSIONS BIST. No- 12.] TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1823, [Vol. I. MOMENTS OF MELANCHOLY. " How poor religious pride , In all the pomp of method, and of art, When...display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace, ercept the heart ! The Power incensed the pageant will desertt The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pagine
...society, yet still more dear; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. 'XvII. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride In all the pomp...wide Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The Pow'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ; But haply, in... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pagine
...dear; They tune their hearts, by far the While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method and of art, [wide, When men display to congregations u2 noblest aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise,... | |
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That thus they all shall meet in future days; There, ever bask in uncreated rays, No more to sigh or shed the bitter tear, Together hymning their Creator's praise, In such society, yet still more dear; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. 
