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 The gifts of God are strown : The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Poe, s - Página 139por Reginald Heber (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1830Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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| John Sandford - 1837 - 252 páginas
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| Johannes Zollikofer - 1837 - 722 páginas
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| 1837 - 90 páginas
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| 1837 - 456 páginas
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| Lowell Mason, David Greene - 1837 - 582 páginas
...vile?— In vain, with lavish kindness, Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle— Though every prospect pleases, The gifts of God are strown; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted The lamp of life deny?— t Salvation \—oh, salvation! By wisdom... | |
| Edward Davies (of Kingswinford) - 1839 - 296 páginas
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| James Harvey Linsley - 1839 - 432 páginas
...land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ? Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of... | |
| Isaac Watts, Samuel Worcester, Samuel Melancthon Worcester - 1839 - 780 páginas
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| Methodist Episcopal Church - 1840 - 760 páginas
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