 OH, slow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and just ! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust ! In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That shook with...  Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony ... - Page 689by Thomas Franklin Waters - 1917Full view - About this book
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1860 - 628 lehte
...William C. Bryant, was read by Rev. Dr. Osguod : — O, slow to smite and »wift to spure,; Oentle, and merciful, and just, 'Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trat, — In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anjiuiah of л... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1865 - 438 lehte
...England's laureate, we add the spontaneous offering of our own uncrowned bard, the laureate of the people. Oh, slow to smite, and swift to spare, Gentle and...God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust 1 In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of the land That... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - 1865 - 296 lehte
...which Kev. Dr. Osgood recited the following : ODE FOR THE FUNERAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. BY WC BBYANT. O slow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful...did'st bear, The sword of power —a nation's trust : In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That... | |
 | 1865 - 494 lehte
...one of our best poets, and consign him to a place among those who have been the pests of mankind. " 0 slow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful...God didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust! Pure was tby life : its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of... | |
 | 1865 - 330 lehte
...WEBB, C. H San Francisco 298 POETICAL TRIBUTES MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. 1 \ SLOW to smite and swift to spare, ) Gentle and merciful...didst bear The sword of power — a nation's trust. In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1865 - 570 lehte
...the spontaneous offering of our own uncrowned bard, the laureate of the people. Oh, slow to smito, and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and just !...God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust I In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguiah of the land That... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Citizens - 1865 - 66 lehte
...then read the following Ode for the funeral of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT : OH, Blow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and...just! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power—a nation's trust. In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - 1865 - 300 lehte
...Rev. Dr. Osgood recited the following: ODE FOE THE FUNEEAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. BY WC BBYAMT. O alow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and...Who, in the fear of God, did'st bear, The sword of power—a nation's trust: In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the... | |
 | William Turner Coggeshall - 1865 - 342 lehte
...following hymn, composed only a few hours previously, by William (J. Bryant : ODE— ABRAHAM LINCOLN. O, slow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and just, Who in the fear of God did'st hear The sword of power, the nation's trust. In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the woe that hushes... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1865 - 436 lehte
...onr own uncrowned bard, the laureate of the people. Oh, slow to smite, and swift to spare, Gentle aud merciful and just ! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust I In sorrow by thy bier wo stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of the land That... | |
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