P>RUNE thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng ; They will condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft, luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done, And faints... The Lamp [ed. by T.E. Bradley]. - Pagina 162geredigeerd door - 1884Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagina’s
...its shore, Share, in the bosom of our rest. God's knowledge, and are blessed. FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT. PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er...condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. Bnt he who leta his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done, And... | |
| Lyra - 1836 - 264 pagina’s
...But, spoken twice, they mark instead A sin against the light. J. LXVII. DE£DS NOT WORDS. Prune them thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favor bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| 1837 - 282 pagina’s
...said. Where shame and fear unite ; But, spoken twice, they mark instead A sin against the light. LXVII. DEEDS NOT WORDS. Prune thou thy words, the thoughts...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favor bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| Lyra - 1838 - 270 pagina’s
...said, Where shame and fear unite ; But, spoken twice, they mark instead A sin against the light. LXVIH. DEEDS NOT WORDS. PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favor bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
| 1844 - 264 pagina’s
...Where shame and fear unite ; But, spoken twice, they mark instead A sin against the light. d. LXV1II. DEEDS NOT WORDS. PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts...condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. — * LXV1I. But he, who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must... | |
| Henry Allon - 1885 - 530 pagina’s
...find the most expressive word and form. His instinctive feeling anticipated Cardinal Newman's rule — Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er...condense within thy soul. And change to purpose strong. We find to a very high degree in the Psalter the strength and nobleness of regulated, rather than unrestrained,... | |
| Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1847 - 338 pagina’s
...small volume of poetry which lay beside him, " it expresses exactly what I mean : — " ' Prune them thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell...within thy soul, And change to purpose strong.'" " But if a subject interests one greatly " began Margaret. " The more painful it will be to discuss it, when... | |
| Sydney Warburton - 1853 - 154 pagina’s
...leave this subject without quoting in conclusion the well-known lines from the Lyra Apostolica : — " Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er...and throng ; They will condense within thy soul, And turn to purpose strong." ' FIFTH WEEK IN LENT. THE EXERCISE OF SELF-DENIAL IN INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS.... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1854 - 400 pagina’s
...am not well enough to think yet. 0 Kate, this little sitting up has tired me very much,' CHAPTER XV. Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control, That o'er...and throng; They will condense within thy soul, And turn to purpose strong. LYO.A APOSTOLICA. IN the evening, came another letter from Malta, very short,... | |
| Frederick William Faber - 1856 - 618 pagina’s
...of earnestness, a spurce of fortitude within the soul. Better is it to follow the poet's advice: " Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng; They will coiulense within thy suul, And change to purpose «tiong. But he, who lets his feelings run. In soft;... | |
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