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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Did cast his mantle to the earth behind,

So, when the heart presents the prayer on high,

Exclude the world from traffic with the mind:

Lips near to God, and ranging heart within,

Is but vain babbling, and converts to sin.

Robert Southwell.

Temporal blessings Heaven oft doth share

Unto the wicked, at the good man’s prayer.

Quarles.

When we of helps or hopes are quite bereaven,