...exhibits. Even familiar as it is to our ear, we never examine it but with undiminished admiration. " The lamb, thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood." After pausing on the last two fine verses, will not the reader smile that I should conjecture the image...

...thousand years ago. III. Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....

...thousand years ago. III. Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....

...exhibits. Even familiar as it is to our ear, we never examine it but with undiminished admiration. " The lamb, thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood." After pausing on the last two fine verses, will not the reader smile that I should conjecture the image...

...hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men,from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer Being here...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....

...our Creator in assigning ignorance to the brute creation as a mitigation of their condition; — " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...skip and play ? '» Pleased to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.'' This was the paisage which doubtlesi...

...present state: From brutes what men,from men what spirits know; Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. O blindness to the future ! kindly given, ' That each may fill the circle mark'd by Heaven ; Who sees...

...completely so, As who began a thousand years ago. [fate, III. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of All but the page prescribed, their present state :...spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? S0 The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleased to...

...displeased to see this principle illustrated in the richest glow of poetry. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. All but the page prescribed, their...brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who would suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day ; Had he thy reason, would...

...displeased to see this principle illustrated in the richest glow of poetry. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. All but the page prescribed, their...brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who would suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to.day ; Had he thy reason, would...