...years. The thought would wake up within her, and the verse she had often heard her mother repeat, " Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, then would I fly away and be at rest," would fill her heart with a feeling of sadness and hope, of loneliness, and...

...so fearful of falling, and coming short of that blessedness, that they have knelt down and prayed, " Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, then would I flee away, and be at rest." But that is not their Lord's will concerning them. What said He to the dispossessed demoniac...

...in the bitterness of his soul, cried out, " Oh, that I knew where I might find Him;" and David said, "Oh that I had the wings of a dove, then would I fly away and be at rest." In the midst of the redeemed will be GOD — his character will be their...

...the creature, " My poor bird," she said, " you love the manse too; you can make it your home still. Oh ! that I had the wings of a dove ; then would I flee away and be at rest; I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest ! " " And leave your nest and...

...a home on earth sanctified by His abiding presence, filled with Hii Spirit, united in His love,—" Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, then would I flee away and be far hence." Therefore I close by beseeching you all to make those which follow, the words of your...

...rise like a bird upon outstretched pinions, echoing in our hearts the desire of the Psalmist — " Oh that I had the wings of a dove ; then would I flee away and be at rest." One of the most cheering of the Scripture promises to a distressed and afflicted Christian,...

...of the health, the vigour, the manly tone of mind and body, to be inspired from Hyperborean breezes. Oh that I had the wings of a Dove ! then would I flee away with my little ones to the rich pine-forests, the rushing . streams, the deep-cut inlets of the far...

...sank upon her knees ; and clasping her hands forcibly together, she murmured as if unconsciously ; " ' Oh, that I had the wings of a dove ; then would I flee away, and be at rest.' " " I do swear it — most solemnly swear it ;" said Lady Harriette, heedless of the cry...

...Of mercy, hope, and peace ; That fling their glory on my way, And cheer me to the year's last day. " OH THAT I HAD THE WINGS OF A DOVE, THEN WOULD I FLEE AWAY, AND BE AT BEST." Where shall I seek for rest ? Alas ! not here ; 'T were idly done to seek it midst the...

...so in dreams : we all long for the power when children : we think of it in poetiy and in sorrow. " Oh that I had the wings of a dove ! then would I fly away and be at rest." Wilkins fled away into a beautiful twilight country, far from his unresting...