 SPIRITS of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star As first abroad I ride, Shall help me wear with every scar Honour at eventide. Let claws of lightning clutch me...  The Vision Splendid: A Story of To-day - Page 86by William MacLeod Raine - 1913 - 331 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1921 - 864 pages
...of herself is 'The Knight Errant,' where Saint George speaks with the voice of Louise Imogen Guiney: Spirits of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind,...great deeds before me. And deeds as great behind, — O give my youth, my faith, my sword. Choice of the heart's desire: A short life in the saddle.... | |
 | 1914 - 368 pages
...our readers who copy any song of "honour" into a thesaurus of their own making. THE KNIGHT ERRANT. Spirits of old that bore me And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star At first abroad I ride, Shall... | |
 | 1897 - 800 pages
...walls, — The folks that worshiped long ago In old St. Paul's. A BELATED BOYHOOD. Bv Margaret Sherwood. "Spirits of old that bore me And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind. I. "Oh, give my youth, my faith, my sword Choice of the... | |
 | 1905 - 382 pages
...a democratic, free government, the basis of rural life, economic efficiency, and racial good will. Spirits of old that bore me, And set me meek of mind,...Knowing Humanity my star, As forth of old I ride, Oh help me wear with every scar Honor at eventide. Forethought and recollection Rivet mine armor gay.... | |
 | 1906 - 204 pages
...a democratic, free government, the basis of rural life, economic efficiency, and racial good will. Spirits of old that bore me, And set me meek of mind,...Knowing Humanity my star, As forth of old I ride, Oh help me wear with every scar Honor at eventide. Forethought and recollection Rivet mine armor gay.... | |
 | 1906 - 480 pages
...a democratic, free government, the basis of rural life, economic efficiency, and racial good will. Spirits of old that bore me, And set me meek of mind,...deeds before me And deeds as great behind. Knowing Humandty my star, As forth of oW I ride, Oh help me wear with every scar oHnor at eventide. Forethought... | |
 | Louise Imogen Guiney - 1909 - 208 pages
...Open, Time, and let him pass, Vague and innocent again, Into country grass. (Donatella's Saint George} SPIRITS of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star As first abroad T ride, Shall... | |
 | David Richard Porter - 1911 - 292 pages
...of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. THE KNIGHT ERRANT {Donatello's Saint George) SPIRITS of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star As first abroad I ride, Shall... | |
 | Harriet Monroe - 1921 - 376 pages
...Errant, suggested by Donatello's Saint George, has always seemed to me a keenly personal confession: Spirits of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind — Knowing humanity my star, As first abroad I ride, Shall... | |
 | William Elsey Connelley - 1913 - 506 pages
...the world he would have selected for his last resting-place, on the gentle swell of a Kansas prairie. Spirits of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star As first abroad I ride, Shall... | |
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