...certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyes Conceal that emptiness which age descries ; The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has Stronger by weakness, wiser, men become As they draw near to their eternal home : Leaving...

...these different views, and, I hope, have received some advantage by it, if what Waller says be true, that The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Then surely sickness, contributing no less than old age to the shaking...

...certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyes Conceal that emptiness which age descries : ore strong than traitor's arms, Quite vanquish 'd him : then burst his mighty that time has made. Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home...

...Submitting to thy skill, my passive heart Feels that no grief can thy soft power withstand. MRS. TIGHE. The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd. Lets in new light through chinks that time has made. WALLER. Our time consumes like smoke, and posts away; Nor can we treasure up a...

...certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyes Conceal that emptiness which age descries. The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made ; Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home....

...certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyes Conceal that emptiness which age descries. The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made; Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home....

...these different views, and I hope have received some advantage by it, if what Waller says be true, that The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay*d, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made. Then, surely, sickness, contributing no less than old age to the shaking down this...

...Reflections ; reflections, what ? nothing that I ever could find — nor can I well agree with Waller, that " The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made." Chinks I am afraid there are, but instead of new light, I find nothiug but " darkness...

...Your faith grows firmer ; your hope stronger ; your love deeper ; your views clearer. The soul's poor cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks which time hath made. " For our light affliction, which is but for a vwment, worketh for us a far more exceeding...

...certain to be lost. Clouds of affection from our younger eyce Conceal that emptiness which age descries. The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made. Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home....