Meditations and contemplations : containing meditations among the tombs .. . on ! Abow, painted in variegated colours on the disbur-dened cloud. How vast is the extent, how delicatethe texture of that showery arch! It compasseththe heavens with a glorious circle, and teaches usto forget the horrors of the storm. Elegant its form,and rich its tincture ; but more delightful its sa-cred significancy. While the violet and the roseblush in its beautiful aspect, the olive-branch smilesin its gracious import. It writes, in radiant dyes,what the angels sung in harmonious strains ; Peace on earth, and
Meditations and contemplations : containing meditations among the tombs .. . on ! Abow, painted in variegated colours on the disbur-dened cloud. How vast is the extent, how delicatethe texture of that showery arch! It compasseththe heavens with a glorious circle, and teaches usto forget the horrors of the storm. Elegant its form,and rich its tincture ; but more delightful its sa-cred significancy. While the violet and the roseblush in its beautiful aspect, the olive-branch smilesin its gracious import. It writes, in radiant dyes,what the angels sung in harmonious strains ; Peace on earth, and good-will towards men. It is thestamp of insurance, for the continuance of seed-timeand harvest, for the preservation and security of the visible world. It is the comfortable token of a bet-ter state, an4 a happier kingdom—a kingdom, wheresin shall cease, and misery be abolished ; wherestorms shall beat, and winter pierce no more ; butholiness, happiness, and joy, like one unboundedspring, for ever, ever bloom. FINIS. Buiifiay : Printed by C. Brij^luly,amiT. X^W--; ^^^
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