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.

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So restless in the wave below.

Thus heavenly hope is all serene,

But earthly hope, how bright soe’er,

Still flutters o’er this changeful scene,

As false, as fleeting as ’tis fair.

Bishop Heber.

Whose was that voice, that whispering sweet,

Promised methought long days of bliss sincere;

Soothing it stole on my deluded ear,

Most like soft music that might sometimes cheat