 | General Association of Connecticut - 1845 - 730 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone ! 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we... | |
 | Francis William Pitt Greenwood - 1845 - 490 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his hlinclness Bows down to wood and stone. S Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high,... | |
 | William Russell - 1846 - 420 pages
...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle — Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3. ' Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high — Shall... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone ! Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 342 pages
...error's chain. 2. What though the spicy breezes Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown, The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. « 3. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Shall... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1850 - 646 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on highCan we, to men... | |
 | 1917 - 214 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to... | |
 | Mrs. Marilla M. Ricker - 1917 - 148 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Notice the sanctimonious self-conceit in those lines. We all know that... | |
 | Oswald Guido Hardwig - 1918 - 492 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Can we to... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1911 - 740 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to... | |
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What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone... 
