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They took no heed
Of time nor of his flight.
Of time nor of his flight.
"For still doth time in days of blessedness
Appear to stay upon his constant course,
Then flows no sand, then strikes no warning bell;
Oh! he is fallen from his Heaven already
Whose thoughts are heedful of the changing hours—
The happy hear no dock."—Wallenstein.
Appear to stay upon his constant course,
Then flows no sand, then strikes no warning bell;
Oh! he is fallen from his Heaven already
Whose thoughts are heedful of the changing hours—
The happy hear no dock."—Wallenstein.
I lay on thee this task,
Entreat for me.
Entreat for me.
"Brother Bradford, as long as I shall understand thou art on thy journey by God's grace, I shall call upon our Heavenly Father for Christ's sake to let thee safely home, and then, good brother, speak you, and pray for the remnant which are to suffer for Christ's sake, according to that thou shalt then know more clearly."—Bishop Ridley writing to Bradford the Martyr.
For Thou didst suffer life for us.
"We bear with life for the sake of Him who suffered both life and death for us."—Pascal.
I see thy smile, I do not feel thy hand.
"Rabia, a devout Arabian woman, being asked in her last illness, how she endured the extremity of her sufferings, made answer, 'They who look upon God's face do not feel his hand.'"—Milne's Palm Leaves.
