 twas the " pearl of great price." At last the whole world was bowled in at the grate ; With the soul of a beggar to serve for a weight ; When the former sprang up with so strong a rebuff, That it made a vast rent, and escaped at the roof...  The Contributions of Q. Q. - Seite 120von Jane Taylor - 1831Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...the former sprang up with so strong a rebuff That it made a vast rent and escaped at the roof! When balanced in air, it ascended on high, And sailed up...balloon in the sky; While the scale with the soul in't so mightily fell That it jerked the philosopher out of his cell. THE LADY'S YES. ELIZABETH B.... | |
 | 1821 - 438 Seiten
...made a vast rent, and escap'd at the roof; Where, balanc'd in air, it ascended on high, And floated aloft a balloon in the sky. While the scale with the soul in, so mightily fell. That it jerk'd the Philosopher out of his cell I MORAL. Dear Reader, if e'er self-deception prevails, We pray... | |
 | 1867 - 348 Seiten
...from the dirt ; Yet, not mountains of silver and gold would suffice, One pearl to outweigh — 'twas the " Pearl of great price." At last the whole world...fell, That it jerked the philosopher out of his cell. Dear reader, if e'er self deception prevails, "' We pray you to try " The Philosopher's Scales :" But... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1824 - 624 Seiten
...made a vast rent, and escaped at the roof; Whence, balanced in air, it ascended on high, And sail'd up aloft — a balloon in the sky : While the scale with the soul in, so mightily fell, That it jcrk'd the philosopher out of his cell. •MORAL. ' Dear reader, if e'er self deception prevails, We... | |
 | 1824 - 602 Seiten
...made a vast rent, and escaped at the roof; Whence, balanced in air, it ascended on high» And sail'd up aloft — a balloon in the sky : While the scale with the soul in, so mightily fell, That it jerk'd the philosopher out of his cell. 'MORAL. 1 t)ear reader, if e'er self deception prevails, We... | |
 | Jane Taylor - 1827 - 238 Seiten
...rent, and escaped at the roof ; Whence, balanced in air, it ascended on high, And sail'd up aloft—a balloon in the sky : While the scale with the soul in, so mightily fell, That it jerk'd the philosopher out of his cell. MOKAL. DEAR reader, if e'er self-deception prevails, We pray... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 Seiten
...made a vast rent and escaped at the roof; Whence, balanced in air, it ascended on high, And sail'd up aloft— a balloon in the sky : While the scale with the soul in, so mightily Again, he performed an experiment rare: A monk, with austerities bleeding and bare, Climbed into his... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 Seiten
...at the roof; Whence, halanced in air, it ascended on high, And sail'd op aloft — a haltoon in thn sky: While the scale with the soul in, so mightily fell, That it jerk'd the philusopher out of his cell. DEAR reader, if e'er self-deeeption prevails, We pray you to... | |
 | Jane Taylor - 1830 - 306 Seiten
...sprang up with so strong a rebuff, That it made a vast rent, and escaped at the roof: Whence, ballanced in air, it ascended on high, And sailed up aloft —...scale with the soul in, so mightily fell, That it jerk 'd the philosopher out of his cell. MORAL. DEAR reader, if ere self-deception prevails, We pray... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 Seiten
...a rebuff, That it made a vast rent, and escaped at the roof — While the scale with the soul in't so mightily fell, That it jerked the philosopher out of his cell. JANE TAYLOR. MOUNTAINS, LAKES, AND RIVERS. MOUNTAINS, lakes, and rivers, are closely connected in the... | |
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