 | George Keate - Margate (England) - 1790 - 388 pages
...an act noble : especially the motive to please God, and promote human happiness. Herbert sings,— "A servant with this clause Makes drudgery Divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." When midnight came he heard the distant music, for " he heard... | |
 | Richard Steele - Business ethics - 1807 - 238 pages
...me, my GOD and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee : A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine : Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action tine. HERBERT. 2. In dependence upon the help of Goia, let your religious... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pages
...menial, be made the medium of God's glory — • All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture (for thy sake), Will not...Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold, For that... | |
 | 1845 - 752 pages
...pleaseth, through it pass, And thus the heaven espy. " All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture, for thy sake, Will not...Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine." And the consciousness that we are God's servants, will not only... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 398 pages
...neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 400 pages
...neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1821 - 402 pages
...neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Christian life - 1864 - 346 pages
...like to hear it. " All may of thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, for (hy sake, ' Will not grow bright and clean. A servant,...Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for tny laws, Makes that and th' action fine." Depend upon it, a great many of our troubles arise from... | |
 | Christian life - 1863 - 350 pages
...Thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture . for thy sake,' Will not grow white and clean. "A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery Divine : Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." GEORGE HERBKRT. History tells us of men of earnest aspirations,... | |
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A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. 
