 Before thy mystic altar, heavenly truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth. Thus let me kneel, till this dull form decay, And life's last shade be brightened by thy ray. Then shall my soul, now lost in clouds below, Soar without bound, without consuming...  The Works of Sir William Jones - Página 253por William Jones - 1807Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1824 - 782 páginas
...occasion to the following elegant and appropriate amplification : — " Before thy mystic altar, heav'nly Truth, I kneel in manhood as I knelt in youth : ....till this dull form decay, And life's last shade be brightened by thy ray. Then shall my soul, now lost in clouds below, Soar without bound, without consuming... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 782 páginas
...appropriate amplification : — " Before thy mystic altar, heav'nly Truth, I kneel in manhood as 1 knelt in youth : Thus let me kneel, till this dull form decay, And life's last shade be brightened by thy ray. Then shall my soul, now lost in clouds below, Soar without bound, without consuming... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 páginas
...AKENSIDE. THE CONCLUDING SENTENCE OF BERKELEY'S SIRIS, IMITATED. BEFORE thy mystic altar, heavenly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...below, Soar without bound, without consuming glow*. SIR W. JONES. * These lines were written by Sir William Jones in Berkeley's Stria ; they are. in tact,... | |
 | John Towill Rutt - 1831 - 450 páginas
...of Siris, thus amplified by Sir W. Jones, inhis copy of the work: Before thy mystic altar, heav'nly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...below, Soar without bound, without consuming glow. ledge of chemistry, particularly Mr. Watt,* Mr. Keir, and Dr. Withering. These, with Mr. Boulton, and... | |
 | John Murray - 1831 - 324 páginas
...which did so highly exalt the public good as the CHRISTIAN FAITH." " Before thy mystic altar, HEAVENLY TRUTH, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth. Thus...till this dull form decay, And life's last shade be brightened by thy ray : Then shall my soul, now lost in clouds below, Soar without bound, without consuming... | |
 | 1833 - 370 páginas
...SENTENCE OP BERKELEY'S SIRIS IMITATED. BY SIB WILLIAM JONES. ВЕГОПЕ thy mystic altar, heav'nly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...kneel, till this dull form decay, And life's last «hade be brighten'd by thy ray : Then shall ray soul, now lost in clouds below, Sotr without bound,... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 páginas
...Sir William Jones's testimony, we conclude by urging his example. " Before thy mystic altar, heavenly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...below, Soar without bound, without consuming glow." f TO THE REV. WILLIAM UNWIN. Olney, August 27, 1785. My dear Friend — I was low in spirits yesterday... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 páginas
...Sir William Jones's testimony, we conclude by urging his example. " Before thy mystic altar, heavenly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...below, Soar without bound, without consuming glow." t TO THE REV. WILLIAM UNWIN. Olney, August 27, 1785. My dear Friend — I was low in spirits yesterday... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 526 páginas
...Sir William Jones's testimony, we conclude by urging his example. " Before thy mystic altar, heavenlv Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth : Thus...below, Soar without bound, without consuming glow." t TO THE EEV. WILLIAM UNWIN. Olney, August 2r, 1785. My dear Friend — I was low in spirits yesterday... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1837 - 942 páginas
...those beautiful lines, which form a prayer I often offer up ? — " Before thy mystic altar, heavenly Truth, I kneel in manhood, as I knelt in youth. Thus...shall my soul, now lost in clouds below, Soar without bounds, without consuming glow."* " How very beautiful !" said Amelia, whilst her eyes were directed... | |
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