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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LABOUR.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.—Matthew, xi. 28.

The labourer is worthy of his hire.—Luke, x. 7.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.—Ephesians, iv. 28.

Inventive Labour! cunning to deceive

Thyself, and skilful to no end but this,

Still to be doing, never to achieve—

What profitest?—though all, to such excess,

Man cannot utter it, be full of thee—