Rhymed plea for tolerance [by J. Kenyon].1833 |
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amid ancient Augur beneath bigot blest Boileau brain Calvin's charity church cling conscience creed dared deem deep DIALOGUE doctrine dogmas doubt dream Dropt duty earth earthly Evangelical faith fame favourite fear feel fierce guilt hate hath heart heaven Hence honest hour JUVENAL laity less lisp lore lyre mammon meek mild minds muse ne'er Note o'er perchance pilgrim pious playmate Pope praise prayer prelate pride prize prostitute religion RHYMED round sabbath sage saint satire satire's scarce schism scorn scrip sect and sect serf silent smile smite sneer Socinian Socrates sooth soul sincere spirit stern strain strife strong sublime sway Swerved sword taints taught thee thine thou thought thrall thro throne toil tolerance trembling truth turn Twas verse vice virtue virtue's Whilst wise word worldly Young savage youth
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Page 137 - Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky...
Page 149 - When love could teach a monarch to be wise, And Gospel light first dawned from Boleyn's eyes.
Page 147 - Let us not be offended mutually w"ith one another, for our different choice of this or that way, wherein we find most of real advantage and edification. Our greatest concern in this world, and which is common to us all, is the bettering of our spirits, and preparing them for a better world. Let no man be displeased, (especially of those who agree in all the...
Page i - God and work righteousness, he loved them heartily, how distant soever from him in judgment about things less necessary: in all which he is very worthy to be a pattern to men of all persuasions whatsoever.
Page 145 - It is objected to the Articles of the Church of England, that they are at variance with the actual opinions both of the governors and members of that church ; so much so, that the men who most faithfully and explicitly maintain these articles, get persecuted for their singularity, excluded from orders, driven from universities, and are compelled to preach the established religion in the fields and conventicles.
Page 140 - King John, his father, once demanded 10,000 marks from a Jew of Bristol; and on his refusal, ordered one of his teeth to be drawn every day till he should comply. The Jew lost seven teeth ; and then payed the sum required of him.
Page 138 - Chill'd by the breath of Vice their radiance dies, And brightest burns when lighted at the skies ; Like Vestal flames to purest bosoms given, •And kindled only by a ray from heav'n.
Page 143 - On gilded clouds in fair expansion lie, And bring all paradise before your eye. To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, Who never mentions hell to ears polite.
Page 135 - But this point hold — howe'er each sect may brawl, Where pure the life, where free the heart from gall, > Whate'er the creed, Heaven looks with Love on All 1
Page 142 - As to me, I believe my affair is out of the question. He has delayed it so long, that he is partly ashamed, partly afraid, and partly unwilling to bring it on. — But in that, too, submission is my duty and my policy. It signifies little how these last days are spent— and on my death — I think they will pay my debts.