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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In silence mend what ills deform thy mind;

But all thy good impart to all thy kind.

John Sterling.

True prayer is not the noisy sound

That clamorous lips repeat,

But the deep silence of a soul

That clasps Jehovah’s feet.

Mrs. Sigourney.

When some beloved voice, that was to you

Both sound and sweetness, failed suddenly,