 PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts control That o:er thee swell and throng ; They will condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done, And faints...  The Christian Pioneer - Page 751866Full view - About this book
 | Haydn Brown - 1915 - 338 pages
...your wise counsellor, Caution your elder brother, and Hope your guardian genius. ADDISON. 19 Prune thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng; They will condense within the soul And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft, luxurious flow, Shrinks... | |
 | James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert - 1915 - 776 pages
...Flowers without Fruit,' in Verses on Various Occasions) are an apt and instructive commentary : ' Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng. LITERATURE. — In addition to the works cited above, see A. Whyte, Bunyan Characters, i. [Edinburgh,... | |
 | Sister Mary Domitilla - 1916 - 384 pages
...lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end. — MONTGOMERY. 342 PRUNE thou thy words, the thoughts control That o'er thee...And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favor bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which... | |
 | Fiona McKay - 1917 - 472 pages
...Thomas a Kempis. Words — like Nature — half reveal And half conceal the soul within. Tennyson. Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control, That o'er thee...condense within thy soul And change to purpose strong. Cardinal Newman> B LESS El) are the meek: for they shall possess the land. gt. Matt. v. 4. Meekness... | |
 | Irving Babbitt - 1919 - 462 pages
...thou thy words, The thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng. They will condense within the soul And change to purpose strong. But he who lets...when hard service must be done And faints at every foe. • Wesley had no liking for Boehme and cut out from Brooke's book the theosophy that had this... | |
 | Irving Babbitt - 1919 - 458 pages
...thou thy words, The thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng. They will condense within the soul And change to purpose strong. But he who lets...luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done And faults at every foe. 1 Wesley had no liking for Boehme and cut out from Brooke's book the theosopby... | |
 | Mrs. Mary Louise Cutter Jones Hastings - 1919 - 232 pages
...up anger.- — Prov. xv. 1. Guard well thy thought. There all the danger lies. — Selected. Prune thou thy words ; the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng; They will condense within the soul And change to purpose strong. — John Henry Newman. Wednesday I will put my laws into their... | |
 | Irving Babbitt - 1919 - 460 pages
...naturalistic level he must curb conr stantly his expansive^ desires with reference to some centre 1Prune thou thy words, The thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng. They will condense within the soul And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft, luxurious flow, Shrinks... | |
 | 1919 - 734 pages
...breasts of Men be turned into peace, comfort, and joy. Fine phrases are quite out of place. '"Prune thou thy words, the thoughts control, That o'er thee swell and throng, Thy will condense within thy soul And change to purpose strong. '"But he who lets his feelings run... | |
 | Edward L. Bailey - 1920 - 152 pages
...Why? Copy the words of more than one syllable and place the accent marks. 79 Prune thou thy words, thy thoughts control, That o'er thee swell and throng...condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. CARDINAL NEWMAN prune throng soul swell con trol con dense pur pose thoughts Write the stanza from... | |
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