 Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its...  Messiah Pulpit - Page 111896Full view - About this book
 | Eli Lemon Sheldon - 1895 - 336 pages
...a whole soul's tasking; 'Tis Heaven alone that is given away, We bargain for the graves we lie in; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...ounce of gold; for a cap and bells our lives we pay, "Via only God may be had for the asking; No price is set on the lavish summer, Time may be had by the... | |
 | 1894 - 680 pages
...differentiates us from the past, and is becoming more and more predominant in all the churches. — Tin' New Re" Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking ; 'Tis...given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking." SIR WILLIAM DAWSON ON THE SCIENCE OF THE EARTH AND MAN'S PLACE IN NATURE* IN this volume our distinguished... | |
 | James Russell Miller - 1895 - 380 pages
...treasures, the divine and imperishable gifts, which they might have with half the toil and care. " Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking ; 'Tis...given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking." We ought not to spend our life in picking up things which we cannot carry beyond the grave. If we are... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1895 - 574 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrive.4 us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : No price is set... | |
 | 1895 - 592 pages
...forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne. " "Earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected." " 'Tis heaven alone that is given away: Tis only God may be hail for the asking." These, anil thoughts like these, which are scattered all through his verse, will... | |
 | 1896 - 672 pages
...the worse for him. A person who is very ill, and reaches the point where he ceases to suffer, the 10 doctor knows perfectly well is reaching a very hopeless...soul's tasking; 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, "Pis only God may be had for the asking; No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by the... | |
 | 1896 - 672 pages
...for him. A person who is very ill, and reaches the point where he ceases to suffer, the doctor Vnows perfectly well is reaching a very hopeless condition....tasking; 'Tis heaven alone that is given away. 'Tis only dad may be had for the asking ; No price is set on the lavish summer ; June may be had by the poorest... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1896 - 132 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking ; 30 No price is set on the lavish summer ; June may be had by the poorest comer. v. And what is so... | |
 | Charles Macauley Stuart - 1896 - 328 pages
...corner to die in, The priest has his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...soul's tasking: 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had for the asking ; No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by... | |
 | 1896 - 234 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had for the asking ; No price is set... | |
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