 Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, ** Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt;...  Poems - Страница 68написао/ла William Cowper - 1800 - 420 страницаПуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Robert Pollok - 1842 - 348 страница
...there stands The legate of the skies ! His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain...decent, solemn, chaste And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1843 - 110 страница
...of the skies ! His theme divine, His office sacred, hia credentials clear. In doctrine (incorrupt :. in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | John Spencer Pearsall - 1844 - 178 страница
...to office by alluding to the fruit of his labours. " Would I describe a preacher, such as a Paul, " Were he on earth, would hear, approve and own, " Paul...decent, solemn, chaste, " And natural in gesture, much impressed " Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, " And anxiously mainly that the flock he feeds... | |
 | 1844 - 444 страница
...Christian poet Cowper, applicable to him, with which, I think, I cannot do better than conclude : — ' " I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine...decent, solemn, chaste. And natural in gesture ; much impress' il Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds Hay... | |
 | Gregory Godolphin - 1844 - 260 страница
...Perhaps scarcely any minister would come nearer Cowper's familiar description of a good preacher. " Simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine uncorrupt, in...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Robert Samuel Gregg - 1879 - 336 страница
...exhortations, those which would naturally spring from it. To him the lines of Cowper would apply— " In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain...decent, solemn, chaste ; And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Moses Auge - 1879 - 798 страница
...aptlj" illustrated in the following quotation: " I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In morals, uncorrupt; in language, plain; And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste. And natural." publications is Dr. Emmon's work on Geology, the first published for schools illustrated by American... | |
 | 1880 - 606 страница
...may aa well be cited here as anywhere in these considerations i " I would express him simple, gravfi, sincere ¡ In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain,...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impressed Himself, as conscions of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 страница
...respect, Whose actions say that they respect themselves. . . . Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | William Cowper - 1881 - 680 страница
...careless hands On skulls that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul...would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrnpt ; in language plain ; And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture.... | |
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