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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Accursed be he to strife who turns,

Accursed who mocketh him that mourns,

Or saddeneth one immortal spirit!

From the Italian of Manzoni.

SUBMISSION.

Submit yourselves therefore to God.—James, iv. 7.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake.—I. Peter, ii. 13.

Since ’tis Thy sentence I should part

With the most precious treasure of my heart,