 From happy homes and toils, the fruitful nest Of those half-virtues which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, The VERITAS* that lurks...  Harvard Memorial Biographies - Stran xuredili: - 1866 - 517 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 strani
...calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that ruund thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, The...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil . Amid the dusk of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 242 strani
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...living, Seed-grain of high emprise, immortal food, Oaj heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. UI. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 240 strani
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...sheath, Life of whate'er makes life worth living, S.'-nd-grain of high emprise, immortal food, One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. m. Many... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 strani
...rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, nnventured wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dust of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 276 strani
...rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, uuventured wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's...immortal food, One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the ill. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dust of books to find her, Content at... | |
 | 1876 - 294 strani
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's unproliflc sheath,' Life of whate'er makes life worth living, Seed-grain of high emprise, immortal... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 408 strani
...Everywhere," says Heine, " that a great soul gives utterance to its thoughts, there also is a Golgotha." • *Many loved Truth and lavished life's best oil, *^ '/ Amid the dust of books to find lier, ^i >— < • Content at last, for guerdon of their toil, ^- ; With the cast mantle she had left... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 strani
...half-virtues which the world calls best. Into War's tumult rude; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, . The VKKITAS that lurks beneath The letter's unprolific sheath, Life of whate'er makes life worth living,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1880 - 662 strani
...half-virtues which the world calls best Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far than stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. in. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 492 strani
...we have twentyseven lines without a single period. " But rather for that stern device, The sponsors chose, that round thy cradle stood In the dim unventured wood, The VERITAS that Inrks beneath The letter's unproliflc sheath." In the next section we have one of the few exceptional... | |
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