 Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.  The Port Folio - Page 911811Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 lehte
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 lehte
...master-strokes, and draw from his de>ign. 1 would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the Hock lie feeds May... | |
 | Netterville (fict.name.) - 1802 - 324 lehte
...next chapter. CHAP. VJI. „ " I would express him simple, grave, sincere, -" -In doctrine uncorrupt, in language plain; " And plain in manner, decent, solemn, chaste, " .And natural in gesture ; much impress'd himself,. • " As conscious of his awful charge, and anxious " Mainly that the flock he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 lehte
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | 1802 - 302 lehte
...design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doftrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, . 400 And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | 1811 - 544 lehte
...honour of the truly Christian clergyman: — — " simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in g<"sUire, much imprrssM Himself, as conscious of his antul charge, And an xious mainly that the flock... | |
 | Job Swift - 1805 - 314 lehte
...Were he on earth, would hear, approve and own. t.' Simple, grave, sincere i In d .ctriue uacorrupt i in language plain ; And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious that the flock he fed Should feel... | |
 | 1808 - 604 lehte
...these lines more applicable. " I would express him, simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine, uncorrupt, in language, plain, And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conccious of his awful charge. And anxious that the flock he feeds, May feel... | |
 | 1808 - 512 lehte
...he was rather short. " I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; « .• In doctrine uucorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd •Himself, 'as conscious of his awful charge,' And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds... | |
 | Peter L. Courtier - 1809 - 392 lehte
...Cowper has already described this preacher ; and thus I may say, in his lines, that Mr. Parsons is — In language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
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