 GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom — better none : The later Sidney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called Milton friend. These moralists could act and comprehend : They knew how genuine...  The Living Age - Page 1111908Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...utter'd wisdom, better none: The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who call'd Milton Friend. These Moralists could act and comprehend...was put on; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendor: what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange,... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...been among us ; hands that penn'd And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none : The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendor : what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...been among us ; hands that penn'd And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none : The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendor : what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pages
...life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. XV GREAT Men have been among us ; hands that penned And...tongues that uttered wisdom, better none : The later Sydney, Marvel, Harington, Young Vane and others who called Milton Friend. These Moralists could act... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1899 - 308 pages
...lowliest duties on herself did lay. France lacks GREAT men have been among us; hands that penned Great Men And tongues that uttered wisdom — better none :...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour : what strength was, that would not bend Butin magnanimous meekness. France, 'tisstrange,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties OD herself did lay. GIEAT Meu have been among us; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, belter none : The later Sidney, Marvel, Harrington, V -Kiii;; Vane, and others who called Milton Friend.... | |
 | 1831 - 702 pages
...been among us ; hands that penned Aml tongues that uttered wisdom ; better none ; The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour : what strength was, that would not hend But in magnanimous meekness." SUCH was the noble... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1835 - 838 pages
...holiest of men ;" and, that there may be no mistaking him, he goes on: — Great men hare been amongst us ; hands that penned, And tongues that uttered wisdom...was put on; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour ; what strength was that would not bend But in magnanimous weakness. Why, these are all... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1836 - 588 pages
...has been our own national existence, the page of our history is thickly studded with bright names. " Great men have been among us ; hands that penned,...And tongues that uttered wisdom ; better, none." The wise, the good, the faithful have toiled and watched and died for us. There is no dreary dearth of... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...names we will not pause to write down, but which sound like a spell in the ears of their countrymen. " Great men have been among us : hands that penned, And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none. They knew how genuine glory was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour : what... | |
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