 For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made...  History of English Literature - Sida 197efter Hippolyte Taine - 1877Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 sidor
..." therefore is contrary to that attention, " which presents our prayers in a right line ** to God. For so have I seen a lark rising " from his bed of...wind, and his " motion made irregular and inconstant, de" scending more at every breath of the tern* " pest, than it could recover by the libration " and... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 526 sidor
...is contrary to that , attention, which presents our prayers in a right line i to God. For so have 1 seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring...wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descend ug more at every breath of the tempest, than it coi.id recover by the libration and frequent... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 536 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motiori made irregular and inconstant, descend .iig more at every breath of the tempest, than it coijld... | |
 | 1819 - 896 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to tbat attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as be rises, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds: but the poor bird was beaten back... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 626 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 630 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to ' God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get J to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird . was beaten back with the loud sighings... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1822 - 330 sidor
...bed of grass, soars upward, singing as he rises, but the poor bird is beaten back by the sudden blast of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular,...descending more, at every breath of the tempest, than it can recover bv the libration of its wings, till the little creature is forced to sit down, and pant,... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1822 - 312 sidor
...rises, but the poor bird is beaten back by the sudilen blast of an eastern wind, and his motion nwle irregular, and inconstant, descending more, at every breath of the tempest, than it can recover by the libration of its wings, till the little creature is forced to sit down, and pant,... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1826 - 420 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighings of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1826 - 632 sidor
...prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant,... | |
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