This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high... THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE - Pàgina 463per HODGES SMITH - 1856Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Religious tract society - 1873 - 216 pàgines
...page truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour? — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock-pines, like tossing pkmes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lonely land To lay... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 600 pàgines
...pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor? The hillside for his pall! To lie in state while angels...God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in his grave! — In that deep grave without a name, Whence his uncorlined clay Shall break again, —... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1874 - 396 pàgines
...sage, As he wrote down for men. 8. And had he not high honor, The hill-side for his pall ; To lie iu state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall...hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave? — 9. In that deep grave, without a name, Whence his uncoffit1ed clay Shall break again — most wondrous... | |
| James Spong - 1874 - 290 pàgines
...pen, On the deathless page, words half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; The dark rock-pines like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lovely... | |
| E. W., Edward Wynne - 1875 - 418 pàgines
...soul." But crowning honour, y. 6. Distinguished men buried with pomp. " Yes, had he not high honour, The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while...God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in his grave." All trace of grave obliterated. Text. Wise precaution. Tendency to venerate relics. Disgraceful... | |
| E. W., Edward Wynne - 1875 - 424 pàgines
...honour, v. 6. Distinguished men buried with pomp. men to promised land. " Yes, had he not high honour, The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while...pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave. And Uod's own hand, in that lonely land, * To lay him in his grave." All trace of grave obliterated. Text.... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pàgines
...hillside for a pall To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave, And God's...that lonely land, To lay him in the grave ? In that strange grave without a name Whence his uncoffiued clay . Shall break again, 0 wondrous thought ! Before... | |
| William Reed Huntington - 1875 - 184 pàgines
...state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock-pines, like tossing plume*, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave ? LESSON XIII. ClHrtcent!i Suntrai) after Joshua. Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pàgines
...To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tail ! And tlie dark rock pines like to,sing plumes Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in his grave! — In that deep grave without a name, Whence his uneoffined clay Shall break again, —... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 pàgines
...pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor? The hillside for his pall! To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers taïl ! And the dark rock pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that... | |
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