 No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness; A poor wayfaring man, I lodge awhile in tents below, And gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Caanan gain; There is my house and portion fair, My treasure and my heart are there, And my abiding...  The Pioneer Boy, and how He Became President - Стр. 150авторы: William M. Thayer - 1867 - Страниц: 310Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Nichols - 1812 - Страниц: 734
...all now ! For what do I want which this world can give ? And, after the labour of fourscore years, No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness : A poor, way-faring man, I dwell awhile in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain." The preceding Letter... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1817 - Страниц: 610
...than danghters or than sons; Temples divine, of living atones, Inscrih'd with Jesu's name. . . •-, 5 No foot of land do I possess; No cottage in the wilderness...; A poor way-faring man ; I lodge awhile in tents helow, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain. .' . . . , Hymn 328. PM And these Three... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - Страниц: 910
...at all now! For what do I want which this world can give ? And, after the labour of fourscore years, No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness A poor, way-faring man, . I dwell awhile in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain,"' His executors have... | |
 | Daniel Isaac, John Burdsall - 1840 - Страниц: 548
...possessed of both houses and lands ; and every one of the rest may sing in a plaintiff tone, — " No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness." It is well known how dead your 'chief pastors are to all carnal things. Now I would advise your poor... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - 1841 - Страниц: 598
...pleasure that, at this time of life, I travel three or four thousand miles a year. It is not for gain. No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness ; A poor wayfaring man, I lodge a while in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain." That " Canaan " he has... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - 1842 - Страниц: 816
...pleasure that, at this time of life, I travel three or four thousand miles a year. It is not for gain. No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness ; A poor wayfaring man, I lodge a while in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain." That " Canaan" he has... | |
 | 1876 - Страниц: 818
...I would not exchange situations with the greatest man on earth" — repeating so earnestly : — " No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness, A poor wayfaring man. Yonder's my house— my portion fair, My treasure and my heart are there, And my abiding home." A true... | |
 | 1867 - Страниц: 826
...realized, was absent. True, soon after his marriage, he disqualified himself for any longer singing — " No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in the wilderness ; " but there were soon too many oliTeplauts placed around his table to allow of house being added... | |
 | Abel Stevens - 1847 - Страниц: 220
...its laborers may say, with their great poet, — " No foot of land do I possess, No cottage in this wilderness, A poor wayfaring man ; I lodge awhile...gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain." This effect the world witnesses. Do we assert too much when we say, that for one hundred years the... | |
 | Tartar tribes - 1848 - Страниц: 204
...condition which may enable them to sing tho pilgrim song, so appropriate to their mode of life :— " No foot of land do I possess ; No cottage in the wilderness...poor wayfaring man, I lodge awhile in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain." THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY: INSTITUTED 1799.... | |
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