Litchfield enquirer., 1845-02-20

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II Anae5im Idolatty sat thron,d A,9 81, s,.S
av4os Ger Athens, night and day, bsa.f, t,,-.
And every mind in bondage groand
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why did Timotheus stays eas.t'iisaA5 isss
as Most Paul alone the chains unbiuds III i.;3S
gsThat'held men in dismay s<ogy II .haisaa
lis Gloth'd iuthe paaoplyof Heaven, SIP asssi 4
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And with, the Jews from morn to eyeni
Contends for Christ the Son. o'''0'e''..' 81
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And iniidels deride; F's ~
80 Not once hishciy 'coarags failssT ALL Lat a
9sass;h hhgugll severely tried. r. ,oa led :Fr,f
80 On came the stoics, and the ragsstsa stln s.s
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2 To where the AreoPagus stood; Sla7isEAl
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81 Again they rais'd their voices high, 17oal ~
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Each eager look, each straining eye,
Their every motive told.
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A thirst for something new, ~
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slsi Az round the hill they drew. aisda ii ~
a AN yo;oesscsled. ). We wish 20 heart ssis5
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Whereof thou speak'st to every ear:
Strange things our minds surprise; 4 \
!. We wish. to know what things like these
May therefore seem to mean;' @'sf
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So a Stood dauntless and sefene. }s.as a9iisirssr
wi. Yea, on Mars Hill, his kindling eye, ID hlaat
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mis- In pity to their eager cry, ,..is,sss fav,,ggs
Flash'd with no worldly ire:
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His eye on Oceans wave
One glance sends down, where clouds defoSrn
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'a The love of souls in bondage held; "aa 90 90
Immortal beings blind, - 1855
III The yearnipgs Of his heart impellds5 81
sna ARID fired his ardent mind u "a gulgeiaag
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M 81 The great Demosthenss--sag has 8aiiisl8e
4 When Paul lin that all-trying hour; 4ssaeSe4
= Stood forth for Gods decfees.a isiaaiisa.
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9 In all things perceive your minds are led
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For zs pass'd along, and on my way,
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That they should seek the Universal LORD; 81
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