The Cheshire Pilgrims; Or, Sketches of Crusading Life in the Thirteenth Century

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John Morgan, 1862 - 488 Seiten
 

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Seite 414 - Ay, now am I in Arden ; the more fool I ; when I was at home, I was in a better place : but travellers must be content.
Seite 415 - Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapour ; stormy wind fulfilling his word...
Seite 213 - I shall despair. — There is no creature loves me ; And, if I die, no soul will pity me : — Nay, wherefore should they ? since that I myself Find in myself no pity to myself.
Seite 336 - LORD ! who art merciful as well as just, Incline thine ear to me, a child of dust : Not what I would, O Lord ! I offer thee, Alas ! but what I can. Father Almighty, who hast made me man, And bade me look to heaven, for thou art there, Accept my sacrifice and humble prayer. Four things which are not in thy treasury, I lay before thee, Lord, with this petition : — My nothingness, my wants, My sins, and my contrition.
Seite 360 - Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Seite 347 - God's name, let it go : I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an alms-man's gown, My...
Seite 49 - BOUND for holy Palestine, Nimbly we brush'd the level brine, All in azure steel array'd ; O'er the wave our weapons play'd, And made the dancing billows glow ; High upon the trophied prow, Many a warrior-minstrel swung His sounding harp, and boldly sung : " Syrian virgins, wail and weep, English Richard ploughs the deep ! Tremble, watchmen, as ye spy From distant towers, with anxious eye, The radiant range of shield and lance Down Damascus...
Seite 89 - Brienne ; — cavaliers and footmen, all emulous of fame, all impatient of obedience, all insisting on being led into action, all interchanging bitter contumelies, and all willing to cut each other's throats, if no better employment could be found for their swords. Like another Micaiah, Francis foretold the disastrous results of a combat about to be waged, under the shelter of holy names, but in the wanton insolence of human passion. Like him he saw all Israel scattered like sheep upon the mountains;...
Seite 480 - Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name ; which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company. PSALM 143. Domine, exaudi. HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and consider my desire ; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness
Seite 235 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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