...all-pervading Spirit ! — sacred' beam I Parent of life and light !— Eternal Power ! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! * From Mr Britten's Illustrations of Fonthill. * THE LAST DAY. BY WILLIAM BECKFOHD, ESQ. HARK ! heard...

...all-pervading Spirit ! — sac 'ed beam ! Parent of life and light ! — Eternal Power ! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! From Mr Britten's Illustrations of Konthill. THE LAST DAY. ВТ WILLIAM BECKFOHD, KSQ. Нлпк !...

...all-pervading Spirit ! — sacred beam ! Parent of life and light ! — Eternal power ! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour. II. THE LAST DAY. HARK ! heard ye not that deep, appalling sound ? Tremble ! for lo, the vexed affrighted...

...Oh ! all pervading Spirit ! sacred beam ! Parent of life and light ! Eternal power ! Grant me thro' obvious clouds one transient gleam Of Thy bright essence in my dying hour! THE NOBLE HOUSE OF BEDFORD. Arms.— Ar. a lion rampant, gu. on a chief sa, three escallops of the...

...all-pervading Spirit ! — sacred[beam ! Parent of life and light! — Eternal Power ! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! From Mr Button's Illustrations of FonthiD. • THE LAST DAY. ВТ WILLIAM BKCKKOUD, B8Q. HARK ! heard...

...name. Oh, all-pervading SPIRIT! sacred beam ! Parent of life and light! eternal power! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour .' w. B. 5. SAINT AGATHA. Agatha was born in Sicily. She was laid naked upon live coals by order of...

...all-pervading Spirit ! — Sacred beam ! Parent of life and light !—Eternal Power ! Grant me, through obvious clouds, one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! Hnlton's Fonthill Abbey. THE CONTRAST, WRITTEN UNDER WINDSOR TERRACE, 17'fH FEB. 18X0. BY HORACE...

...all-pervading Spirit !— Sacred beam ! Parent of life and light ! — Eternal Power ! Grant me, through obvious clouds, one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! Briiton't Fonthill Abbey. THE CONTEAST, WRITTEN UNDER WINDSOR TERRACE, 17TH FEB. 1880. BY HORACE...

...all-pervading Spirit ! — Sacred beam ! Parent of lite iind lifiht ! — Kternal Power ! Grunt me, through obvious clouds, one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! Britton'i Fonthtil Abbey. THE CONTRAST, WRITTEN UNDER WINDSOR TERRACE, 17TH FEB. 1820. BY HORACE...

...name. O all-pervading Spirit ! sacred beam ! Parent of life and light ! Eternal Power! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence in my dying hour ! VV. BECKFORD. HYMN ON THE FALL OF JERUSALEM. EVEN thus amid thy pride and luxury, Oh earth ! shall...