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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My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change.—Proverbs, xxiv. 21.

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.—Malachi, iii. 6.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.—I. Corinthians, xv. 51.

Emblem of life! see changeful April sail

In varying vest along the shadowy skies,

Now bidding summer’s stormy zephyrs rise,

Anon, recalling winter’s softest gale,

And pouring from the cloud her sudden hail;

Then, smiling through the tear that dims her eyes,

While Iris with her braid the welkin dyes,