Wayside Blossoms [Verse]. (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...in deadly strife, They rush upon each other; Man fights a brother for his life To please a favour'd brother. The bloody field is thickly strewn With wounded and with dying; But heedless of each sigh and moan That host their strength are trying. Half paralyz'd I stood and gazed, To see the mighty riven: "Great God " I cried, with eyes uprais'd, "Is this the will of Heaven? Must men in deadly combat join, Will'd by their great Creator? Or, is it by the ill design Of some ambitious creature? When will the promised day of peace Dawn on a world benighted? And all those deadly combats cease That long our joys have blighted?" Build, build your churches high and strong, And spare no decoration They'll serve to please a gazing throng, And ornament the nation. And build your prisons huge and strong, With massive bars enshrouded: While preaching right and acting wrong You'll always have them crowded: For while the taverns thus abound, The nation's funds to nourish, No lasting good can here be found--The church will never flourish. How can the Gospel light shine clear, By fumes alco'lic muddled? Or how her chariot steady steer When those who drive are fuddled? If they in earnest will unite, From evils strive to check us, They must in holiness delight, And cease to fight for Bacchus. Say is not drunkenness a crime Our fellows fondly cherish, And daily leave the stage of time Eternally to perish. Throughout this fair enlighten'd land We sin in spite of knowledge; The humble artist bears the brand, The favour'd son of college. Climb reason's mount and look around; In spite of selfish feeling, You'll own Britannia has a wound She little cares for healing. Upon her cheek she wears a stain; She smiles but yet is sighing: She suffers, but denies the pain;...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...in deadly strife, They rush upon each other; Man fights a brother for his life To please a favour'd brother. The bloody field is thickly strewn With wounded and with dying; But heedless of each sigh and moan That host their strength are trying. Half paralyz'd I stood and gazed, To see the mighty riven: "Great God " I cried, with eyes uprais'd, "Is this the will of Heaven? Must men in deadly combat join, Will'd by their great Creator? Or, is it by the ill design Of some ambitious creature? When will the promised day of peace Dawn on a world benighted? And all those deadly combats cease That long our joys have blighted?" Build, build your churches high and strong, And spare no decoration They'll serve to please a gazing throng, And ornament the nation. And build your prisons huge and strong, With massive bars enshrouded: While preaching right and acting wrong You'll always have them crowded: For while the taverns thus abound, The nation's funds to nourish, No lasting good can here be found--The church will never flourish. How can the Gospel light shine clear, By fumes alco'lic muddled? Or how her chariot steady steer When those who drive are fuddled? If they in earnest will unite, From evils strive to check us, They must in holiness delight, And cease to fight for Bacchus. Say is not drunkenness a crime Our fellows fondly cherish, And daily leave the stage of time Eternally to perish. Throughout this fair enlighten'd land We sin in spite of knowledge; The humble artist bears the brand, The favour'd son of college. Climb reason's mount and look around; In spite of selfish feeling, You'll own Britannia has a wound She little cares for healing. Upon her cheek she wears a stain; She smiles but yet is sighing: She suffers, but denies the pain;...

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Rarebooksclub.com

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United States

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May 2012

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May 2012

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246 x 189 x 1mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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26

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978-1-236-10662-9

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9781236106629

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1-236-10662-8



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