 | sir George Sinclair (2nd bart.) - 1852 - 818 lehte
...the following imperfect adaptation : — HYMN XVI. " Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God bath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight,...hands were never made To tear each other's eyes." PARAPHRASE. Let angry statesmen bark and bite — Their trade hath made them so : Let wrangling lawyers... | |
 | Isaac Watts, James George C. Fussell - 1852 - 76 lehte
...wrath seem now to sleep, It will for ever burn in hell. SONG XVI. AGAINST QUARRELLING AND FIGHTING. 1 LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too. 2 But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 lehte
...roughly, on which, stopping the lesson, Maria began to sing a hymn resembling \Vatts's lines, — ' But, children, you should never let Such angry passions...hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.' Many voices immediately joined the soft, sweet strain, and in a few seconds the young offender began... | |
 | 1853 - 696 lehte
...Peace, darlings ! Have you forgotten what Dr. Watts says: u Children you should never let Your anfrry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes !" MAJOR. — I have not heard these lines since I was a denizen of the nursery, and they act as —... | |
 | W H Cordeaux - 1853 - 118 lehte
...yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." AGAINST QUARKELLING AND FIGHTING. Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes. Let love through all your actions run, And all your words be mild ; Live like the blessed virgin's... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1853 - 330 lehte
...recently heard in your nursery ballads, — not to suffer "your angry passions" at any time • " to rise ; Your little hands were never made, To tear each other's eyes!" You will have sufficient uses for your hands and eyes, hereafter ; for, if you cannot see together,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1854 - 472 lehte
...book of reck'ning keeps For every lie that children tell. XVI. AGAINST QUARRELLING AND FIGHTING. • LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes. Let love through all your actions run, And all your words be mild ; Live like the blessed virgin's... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1854 - 464 lehte
...book of reck'ning keeps x For every lie that children tell. XVI. AGAINST QUARRELLING AND FIGHTING. LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes. Let love through all your actions run, And all your words be mild ; Live like the blessed virgin's... | |
 | Septimus Sears - 1856 - 906 lehte
...He gave them to us to help and support each other, and not to strike and revenge ourselves with. " Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature to. - tiut, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 lehte
...WATTS. 1674-1748. DIVINE SONGS. xii. A flower, when offered in the bud, Is no mean sacrifice. xvi. Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made...them so ; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 't is their nature too. Xx. How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey... | |
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LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes. 
