The Church Porch, :... [being the Introduction to the Poem Entitled “The Temple”]; with Notes; and a Selection of Latin Hymns for Sunday Use in Upper Forms, Edited by E. C. Lowe1867 |
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Ad Matut Ad Vesperas æterna Æther alme Amen Angelorum atque beata canentes caro Christe Church Porch cœlis cordium corporis courteous crucis Crux cujus Cymbeline Deo Patri sit Deum Deus dicere Domine doth Dulce ergo FESTO fides Filio Filioque flout Fons gaudia gaudium Gloria tibi Hæc Hamlet act hath Herbert's Hinc honour hostis HURSTPIERPOINT igne Ipse Jesu laus Lord Bacon lucis lumen lumina Matut means mentibus mortis munere natus nobis nunc omne omni omnia omnium pæna Paraclito paschali Pater piissime Patre et Sancto Patri sit gloria perennis pleasure Plena Polonius Potus præmium Præsta Quæ Quam Quid quod rotam Sacrum sæculum salus salutis Sancto Spiritu says sempiterna sæcula speak spes Spiritu In sempiterna sponsa stanza Syon tempore tenebras thee thine tibi sit gloria Trinitas tuis tunc Tybalt unthrift Venite adoremus Verbum Vesperas VIII virtue viscera Vitæ Votis
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Page 31 - But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd unfledg'd comrade Beware Of entrance to a quarrel but being in Bear it that the opposer may beware of thee Give every man thine ear but few thy voice Take each man's censure but reserve thy judgment...
Page 13 - Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god : '' for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversion towards society in any man hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most untrue that it should have any character at all of the divine nature, except it proceed, not out of a pleasure in solitude, but out of a love and desire...
Page 38 - Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge. If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching, folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
Page 29 - ... much; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge; but let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser; and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak...
Page 31 - Pitch thy behaviour low, thy projects high ; So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be : Sink not in spirit : who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
Page 40 - In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
Page 29 - He that questioneth much, shall learn much, and content much ; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh : for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome ; for that is fit for a poser.
Page 26 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Page 36 - When once thy foot enters the Church, be bare. God is more there, than thou : for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware, And make thyself all reverence and fear. Kneeling ne'er spoil'd silk stocking : quit thy state. All equal are within the Church's gate. Resort to sermons, but to prayers most : Praying's the end of preaching. O be drest ; Stay not for th' other pin : why thou hast lost A joy for it worth worlds.
Page 14 - By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest ; for 'tis thine own : And tumble up and down what thou find'st there.