 I STROVE with none, for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and next to Nature, Art; I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart.  Temple Bar - Pagina 1091865Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1854 - 800 pagina’s
...stand printed by themselves, in capital letters, on the first leaf, as on a memorial tablet — •" I strove with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and, next to nature, art: I •warmed both bauds before the fire of life ; It sinks, and I am... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1854 - 588 pagina’s
...his own present position : — " I utrove with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and next to nature, art: I warm'd both hands before the fire of life ; It Pinks, and 1 am ready to depart4 Alexander Smith soon issues a third volume of his poetical effusions.... | |
 | 1895 - 722 pagina’s
...strove with none, for none were worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next to nature, art ; I warmed both hands before the fire of life ; It sinks, and I am ready to depart.1' The lines might have been written by Hafiz. I am indebted to Mr AJ Chotzner for pointing... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 410 pagina’s
...the poor old lass to bed, Simply because my fire is going out. George Caiman, tlie Younger. CLXXXII. I STROVE with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and, next to nature, art ; I warm'd both hands before the fire of life ; . It sinks, and I am... | |
 | 1869 - 668 pagina’s
...morning the following lines, afterwards printed in the fly-leaf of The Las\ Fruit of an Old Tree: — " I strove with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I lored, and, next to Nature, art; I warm'd both hands bctor« the fire of life ; It sinks, and 1 am... | |
 | John Forster - 1869 - 628 pagina’s
...letter. On " the night you left me I wrote the following DYIN'G " SPEECH OF AN OLD PHILOSOPHER : " I strove with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art ; I warm'd both hands against the fire of life ; It sinks, and I am... | |
 | 1873 - 860 pagina’s
...Old Philosopher," — and who but Landor could have written the faultless and pathetic quatrain ? " I strove with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art ; I warmed both hands before the fire of life ; It sinks, and I am... | |
 | Georg Brandes - 1874 - 960 pagina’s
...teelcbe feinen ©eift unter fo »tel unb SDÎt{^et^tcf аи^-еф! ertñelt unb nährte; bie lefte *) I strove with none, for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and after Nature, Art; I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready... | |
 | Georg Brandes - 1874 - 964 pagina’s
...©eift unter fo üiel SSerfennung unb 9)îif^e'dncf auf redit erhielt unb nährte; bie lefcte enb= I strove with none, for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and after Nature, Art; I wanned both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1874 - 192 pagina’s
...my griefs were true, And all my joys but dreamt. II. QUATRAINS AND COUPLETS. QUATRAINS. ON HIMSELF. I STROVE with none, for none was worth my strife ; Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art ; I warmed both hands before the fire of life ; It sinks, and I am... | |
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