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| 1809 - 592 lehte
...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... | |
| Garnet Terry - 1809 - 414 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... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 212 lehte
...strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere j. In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chas.te, 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 - 1810 - 494 lehte
...his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine 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... | |
| William Cowper - 1811 - 228 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... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 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... | |
| Timothy Alden - 1814 - 296 lehte
...by nhich hi? pen was directed. 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')! Himself as conscious of his awful charge ; And anxious, mainly, that the flock he feeds... | |
| William Cowper - 1815 - 338 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... | |
| 1814 - 680 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 I/lay... | |
| 1804 - 502 lehte
...earth, would hear, approve and own. — Simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrnpt; in language And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of hii awfu} chsrgr, And anxious that the flock ha fed Should feel... | |
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