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Accept a miracle; instead of wit,--
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ.
Accept a miracle; instead of wit,--
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ.
Miracles happen to those who believe in them.
Miracles happen to those who believe in them.
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a read more
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a cliff and "by a miracle" he only breaks his back. It would be more divine if he were a better driver and stayed on the road.
Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and strengthening the weak; making fools of the wise, read more
Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and strengthening the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add read more
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.
When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine,
Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine,
See! read more
When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine,
Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine,
See! cry'd they while, in red'ning tide, it gush'd,
The bashful stream hath seen its God and blush'd.
The water owns a power Divine,
And conscious blushes into wine;
Its very nature changed displays
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The water owns a power Divine,
And conscious blushes into wine;
Its very nature changed displays
The power Divine that it obeys.
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it read more
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it censures too.
