 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes, Blow soft o'er Ceylon's * isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain, with lavish kindness,... | |
 | John S. STAMP - 1845 - 242 páginas
...sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, Thoy call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy hree/es Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though eve.ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile. In vain... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 páginas
...Afrie's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain ! What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness... | |
 | 1847 - 602 páginas
...to which we refer may be quoted thus : — ' What though the summer breezes Blow soft on Britain's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness Celestial gifts are strowu ; The sinner in his blindness Sees not a God to own.' We may see something... | |
 | John William Lester - 1847 - 376 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand — From many an ancient river, From muny a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's...the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile — In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are... | |
 | John Cumming - 1848 - 674 páginas
...their golden sand ; 2 From many an ancient river, From many a balmy plain, They call us to deliver 3 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's...isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; 4 In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn ; The heathen, in his blindness,... | |
 | Abner William Brown - 1848 - 248 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's...chain ! • What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle, Though every prospect pleases mgh every prospect plea ,nd only man is vile : In vain... | |
 | West Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1849 - 558 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness,... | |
 | James Rees - 1849 - 418 páginas
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain ! What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness... | |
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FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 
