Thou art the source and centre of all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word ! From thee departing they are lost, and rove At random without honour, hope, or peace. From thee is all that soothes the life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad... Suicide and its antidotes - Page 265by Solomon Piggott - 1824 - 388 pagesFull view - About this book
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...life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad fuccefs, His ftrength to fuffer, and his will to ferve. But oh thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor, And with thee rich, take what thou... | |
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...in a few words; fo little wits, on the contrary, talk a great deal, and yet fay little to purpofe. THOU bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all thy gifts, thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor; And with thee rich, take what thou... | |
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