Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922. Blessings
Tis not for mortals always to be blest. ArmstrongArt of Preserving Health. Bk. IV. L. 260. 1
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New. BaconOf Adversity. 2
Blessings star forth forever; but a curse Is like a cloudit passes. BaileyFestus. Sc. Hades. 3
A spring of love gushed from my heart, And I blessd them unaware. ColeridgeThe Ancient Mariner. Pt. IV. 4
For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. CongreveMourning Bride. Act V. Sc. 3. 5
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Deuteronomy. XXVIII. 5. 6
God bless us every one. DickensChristmas Carol. Stave 3. (Saying of Tiny Tim.) 7
O close my hand upon Beatitude! Not on her toys. Louise Imogen GuineyDeo Optimo Maximo. 8
To heal divisions, to relieve the oppressd, In virtue rich; in blessing others, blessd. HomerOdyssey. Bk. VII. L. 95. Popes trans. 9
A mans best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet. Monckton MilnesThe Men of Old. St. 7. 10
The blest to-day is as completely so, As who began a thousand years ago. PopeEssay on Man. Ep. I. L. 75. 11
God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim, Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall Of soul, we tiptoe earth to look on him, High towering over all. James Whitcomb RileyGod Bless Us Every One. 12
The benediction of these covering heavens Fall on their heads like dew! Cymbeline . Act V. Sc. 5. L. 350. 13
Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed, Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold; How blessings brighten as they take their flight. YoungNight Thoughts. Night II. L. 589. 14
Amid my list of blessings infinite, Stands this the foremost, That my heart has bled. YoungNight Thoughts. Night IX. L. 497. 15