 tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord its various tone, Each spring its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.  Poems - Page 123by Robert Burns - 1811Full view - About this book
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...say, in the language of unholy self-gratulation, " Stand by, for I am holier than thou !" " Who sees the heart 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us ; He...chord, its various tone, Each spring its various bias." " Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...greatly dark, The moving why they do it: And just as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord—its various tone, Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pages
...gang a keim in' wrang; To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly dark, The moving rvhy they do It: And just as lamely can ye mark, How far...can adjust it ; What's done we partly may compute, Bat know not what's resided. ТАМ SAMSON'S» ELEGY. Ля honett mon'* the noblest morkofOod. Pope.... | |
 | 1833 - 480 pages
...The moving it-Ay they do it ; And just as lamely can ye mark. How far perhaps they rue it. Who mndfl the heart, 'tis he alone Decidedly can try us ; He...knows each chord, its various tone. Each spring, its vttrious bias; Then at the balance lets be mute, We never can adjust it ; What's done we partly may... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human ; One point must still he greatly dark, The moving « hy they do it ; And just as lamely can ye mark, How far...tone, Each spring— its various bias : Then at the halance let's he mute, We never can adjust it ; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's... | |
 | A. C. L. D'Arblay (M.A., F.C.P.S.) - 1836 - 566 pages
...multitude insulted Him in a certain village, and the disciples would have called down Jire from heaven 1 Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try...spring its various bias. Then at the balance let's he mute, We never can adjust it; What's done, we scarcely may compute, 32 to consume it, He calmly... | |
 | 1837 - 828 pages
...GERMANIC*. "Lead us not into temptation." — Luke ix. 4. Who made the heart, 'til He alone Decisively can try us ; He knows each chord, its various tone,...its various bias. Then at the balance let's be mute — Vie ne'er can well adjust it , What's done we partly may compute — We know not what'i routed.... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...it ; And just as lamely can ye mark. How far perhaps they rue it. VIII. Who made the heart, 'tía IU alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord —...tone, Each spring — its various bias : Then at the bilan« let's be mute. We never can adjust it ; What's dont we Partly may compute, But know not what's... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...greatly dark, The moving why they do it: And just as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord—its various tone, Each spring—its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...aiblins nac temptation. vn. Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human...'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord—its various tone Each spring, its various hias : Then at the halance let's be mute ; We never... | |
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