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A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

Religion

A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

Quotations; Religious poetry

_Law_ hath dominion over all things, over universal mind and
        matter;
    For there are reciprocities of right which no creature can gainsay.
    Unto each was there added by its Maker, in the perfect chain of
        being,
    Dependencies and sustentations, accidents, and qualities, and
        powers:
    And each must fly forward in the curve, unto which it was forced
        from the beginning;
    Each must attract and repel, or the monarchy of order is no more.
    _Laws_ are essential emanations from the self-poised character
        of God,
    And they radiate from that sun to the circling edges of creation.
    Verily the mighty _Law_giver hath subjected himself unto
        _laws_,
    And God is the primal grand example of free unrestrained obedience;
                                                     _Martin F. Tupper._


                      Adam’s foul revolt
    From the primeval _law_, on all his sons,
    Through every age, the sad inheritance
    Of sin and death entailed.
                               _Samuel Hayes._




                                 LEAF.


We all do fade as a _leaf_.--Isaiah, lxiv. 6.


    See the _leaves_ around us falling
      Dry and withered to the ground;
    Thus to thoughtless mortals calling,
      In a sad and solemn sound:

    Sons of Adam, once in Eden,
      Blighted when like us he fell,
    Hear the lecture we are reading,
      ’Tis, alas! the truth we tell.

    Virgins, much, too much presuming
      On your boasted white and red,
    View us, late in beauty blooming,
      Number’d now among the dead.

    Sons of honour, fed on praises,
      Fluttering high in fancied worth,
    Lo! the fickle air, that raises,
      Brings us down to parent earth.

    Learned sophs, in systems jaded,
      Who for new ones daily call,
    Cease, at length, by us persuaded,
      Ev’ry _leaf_ must have its fall.

    Youths, though yet no losses grieve you,
      Gay in health and manly grace,
    Let not cloudless skies deceive you,
      Summer gives to autumn place.

    Venerable sires, grown hoary,
      Hither turn th’ unwilling eye,
    Think, amidst your falling glory,
      Autumn tells a winter nigh.

    Yearly in our course returning,
      Messengers of shortest stay,
    Thus we preach, this truth concerning,
      “Heaven and Earth shall pass away.”

    On the Tree of Life eternal,
      Man, let all thy hope be staid,
    Which alone, for ever vernal,
      Bears a _leaf_ that shall not fade.
                              _Bishop Horne._




                               LEARNING.


A wise man will hear, and will increase _learning_; and a man of
understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.--Proverbs, i. 5.

Cease to do evil; _Learn_ to do well.--Isaiah, i. 16, 17.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
_learning_.--Romans, xv. 4.

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