 Than, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his scope, "I see," quoth he, "the Elephant Is very like a rope!" And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the...  Psychology Applied to Medicine: Introductory Studies - Page 38by David Washburn Wells - 1907 - 141 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henri-Dominique Lacordaire - 1860 - 704 pages
...catching the ear: "This marvel of an elephant Is very like a fan." The sixth, seizing the swinging tail : "I see", quoth he, "the elephant Is very like a rope."...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong." The interpretation is personal ; it... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1868 - 496 pages
...swinging tail That fell within his scope, " I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope ! " VIII. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, MORAL. So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1869 - 292 pages
...had begun About the beast to grope, Than, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his scope ; " I see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a rope...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong ; Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong ! 1IORAL. So ;>pt in theologic wars... | |
 | Medical Society of the State of West Virginia - 1901 - 806 pages
...to others still its leg was like a tree, and its tail was like a rope, and its ear was like a fan. "And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong — Though each was partly in the right, So in the estimate of all these contending schools or pathies,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...swinging tail That fell within his scope, " I see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a rope ! " 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong ! 9. So, oft in theologic l wars, The... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1873 - 516 pages
...swinging tail That fell within his scope, " I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope I " VIII. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, MORAL. So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail... | |
 | Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) - 1913 - 248 pages
...the elephant "is very like a rope" was to him proved beyond dispute. "And so these men of Indoostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly In the right, And all were In the wrong!" And now, if you will permit me to... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 pages
...swinging tail That fell within his scope, " I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope!" 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong! MORAL. 9. So, oft in theologic wars,... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...grope, Than, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his scoi>e. "I see," qnoth he, "the Elepliant Is very like a rope !" • And so these men of Indostan...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly iii the right, And all were iu the wrong 1 MORAL. So, oft in theologic wars... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1876 - 516 pages
...tail That fell within his scope, « I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope ! " VIII. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long,...Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, MORAL. So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail... | |
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