 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1815 - 300 páginas
...then to gain a knowledge of your own hearts, and to scrutinize carefully the actions of your lives. " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, " And ask them what report they bore to Heaven." Dr. Erect a tribunal within, before which the deeds of every day shall pass in nightly review. Give... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 390 páginas
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee s The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heav'n ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form wliat men experience call... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 284 páginas
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore toheav'n; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men experience call... | |
 | 1838 - 884 páginas
...are three hundred and sixty-five ghosts in the year. But every hour is an angel — a messenger. " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And...news. Their answers form what men experience call." There can be no experience, worth the name, without communion with heaven. The worldly-wise man is... | |
 | 1817 - 314 páginas
...honest aim, At once he draws the sting of life and death: He walks with nature, and her paths are peace. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heav'n, And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men Experience call;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 216 páginas
...learn'd the fond pursuit to shun Where few can reach the purpos'd aim, And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours • And ask them, what report they bore lo Heav'o. All nature is but art unknown to thee ; A chance, direction which thou canst not see AM... | |
 | 1817 - 206 páginas
...MORAL DEPARTMENT. SELECTED. REFLECTIONS ON PAST LIFE. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, To ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have bom more welcome news. LAST evening I very calmly seated myself in my study and intended to give myself... | |
 | 664 páginas
...devastations, war, or any great calamity." — Missionary Voyage, page 333. REFLECTIONS ON THE NEW YEAR. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And...might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form whatmen Experience call ; if Wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe. O reconcile them .' Kiud... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 222 páginas
...learn'd the fond pursuit to shun Where few can reach the purpos'd aim, And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n. AH nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see ; All... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 120 páginas
...learn'd the fond pursuit to shun, Where few can reach their purposed aim, And thousands daily are undone. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to Heav'B, . All nature is bnt art, unknown to thee ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see :... | |
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Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news. 
