Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did... Wordsworth to Dobell - Pagina 78geredigeerd door - 1880Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1851 - 702 pagina’s
...freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart ; Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the i Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free. So didst...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." 48 not reparation, has been their motto, and the clergy of those countries, which have a religion of... | |
| Margaret Fuller - 1852 - 364 pagina’s
...advertisement of each reprint : " Milton ! thou shouldst be living at this hour. Return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." One should have climbed to as high a point as Wordsworth to be able to review Milton, or even to view... | |
| Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 pagina’s
...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men: Oh ; raise ns up, return to us again ! And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...sea: Pure as the naked heavens — majestic, free, So didst'thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties... | |
| James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pagina’s
...again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ; Thau hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea , Pure...life's common way In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy hear' The lowliest duties on herself did lay. This is great writing : no affectation, no babyism here,... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 pagina’s
...English dower Of inward happiness. — We are selfish men ; Oh, raise us up ! return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. — Thy soul...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. — Wordsworth. LESSON XXIX.— THURSDAY. ENGLISH HISTORY — PLANTAGENET LINE. A short, sad reign,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pagina’s
...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself didst lay. First roused thee. 0 true yoke-fellow of time, With unabating effort, see, the palm Is won,... | |
| Wiltshire Stanton Austin, John Ralph - 1853 - 448 pagina’s
...address him in language spoken by him of another, but perhaps more applicable to himself— " Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart, Thou hadst a voice,...heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." THE END. LONDON: Printed by Schukeand Co., 13, Poland Street. THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1853 - 406 pagina’s
...feelings, as they come and go in the current of every day's existence, we have nothing. " Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ; Thou hadst a voice,...free ; So didst thou travel on life's common way." We hear the roar of the sea ; the voice in English literature is as that of Niagara among waters. We... | |
| 1854 - 532 pagina’s
...freedom, and virtue and faith, — " Milton! them shouldst be living at this hour. Return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power ! Thy soul...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." We close our present task by remarking that men like Milton belong to us all, God's bountiful gifts.... | |
| 1854 - 496 pagina’s
...be living at this hour. And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power ! Eeturn to us again, Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." We close our present task by remarking that men like Milton belong to us all, God's bountiful gifts.... | |
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