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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Far off; and pale, ’tween hope and fear, beholds

The royal maid, surrounded by her train,

Approach the river bank; approach the spot

Where sleeps the innocent: she sees them stoop

With meeting plumes; thy rushy lid is ope’d,

And wakes the infant smiling in his tears.

Grahame.

The son of Amram spurns the regal prize,

From the rich scene the zealous hero flies,

And dwells ’mongst Israel’s sons. Resigned he bears