 Tis sweeter far to me, To walk together to the kirk With a goodly company! — To walk together to the kirk, And all together pray, While each to his great Father bends, Old men, and babes, and loving friends And youths and maidens gay!  English Prose and Poetry - Page 415by John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 882 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pages
...hath been Alone on a wide, wide sea ; So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. O sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far...maidens gay. Farewell, farewell! but this I tell, And to teach, by his To thee, thou wedding-guest : own example, love He prayeth well who loveth well... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...hath been Alone on a wide, wide sea : So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. " O sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far...maidens gay. " Farewell, farewell ; but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest ! He prayeth well who lovelh well Both man, and bird, and beast. *' He... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...lonely 't was, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. O, sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'T is oke : — "Woe to the To thee, thou wedding-guest ! He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...been Alone on a wide, wide sea : So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. " Oh I sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far...maidens gay. " Farewell, farewell ! but this I tell To thee, thou wedding-guest, — He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. " He... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 pages
...sea : So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. 0 sweeter than the marriage feast, "Tis sweeter far to me, To walk together to the kirk...maidens gay ! Farewell, farewell; but this I tell To thee, thou wedding guest: He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1873 - 472 pages
...hath been Alone on a wide wide sea : So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. O sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far...babes, and loving friends, And youths and maidens gay ! N* Farewell, farewell ! but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest ! He prayeth well, who loveth... | |
 | Charles Bruce (writer of tales) - 1874 - 582 pages
...sea ; So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. O sweeter than the marriage feast, 'Tis sweeter far to me To walk together to the kirk...maidens gay. Farewell, farewell ! but this I tell To thee, thou wedding-guest : He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth... | |
 | Dawn - 1874 - 340 pages
...lonely 't was, that GOD Himself Scarce seemed there to be. Oh, sweeter than the marriage feast, 'T is sweeter far to me, To walk together to the kirk With...maidens gay. Farewell, farewell ! but this I tell To thee, thou wedding guest ! He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1874 - 470 pages
...hath been Alone on a wide wide sea : So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. O sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far...babes, and loving friends, And youths and maidens gay ! The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve htm ; and the penance of life falls... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1874 - 396 pages
...in mercy and love of man, and in reverence for all things : . — O sweeter than the marriage feast 'Tis sweeter far to me To walk together to the kirk...babes and loving friends, And youths and maidens gay. He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small, For the dear God who loveth us He... | |
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