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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Of green-hair’d Palestine: and thus unmark’d

By aught portentous, save demonian wiles,

His fasting period in the desert gloom

Messiah braved.

Robert Montgomery.

The Tempter to my soul hath said,

“There is no help in God for thee:”

Lord, lift thou up thy servant’s head,

My glory, shield, and solace be.

Thus to the Lord I made my cry;