 How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead; One whose meek flock the people joyed to be, Not lured by any cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity!  The Chautauquan: a weekly newsmagazine - Page 5121892Full view - About this book
 | 1872 - 810 pages
...the Lincoln whom the poet had already revealed to us : — "Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, One whose meek flock the people joyed to be. Not lured...clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity I His was no lonely mountain-peak of mind Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy bars, A sea-mark now,... | |
 | 1865 - 654 pages
...God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; One whose meek flock the people...clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity I They new that outward grace is dust ; They could not choose but trust In that sure-footed mind's... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 pages
...and true. 4. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead; One whose meek flock the people...cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained human worth Aad brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward grace is dustj They could not choose but... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - 1867 - 480 pages
...God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; One whose meek flock the people joyed to be, Not lured by any cheat of b^rth, But by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1869 - 312 pages
...Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, • Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead; One whoso meek flock the people joyed to be, Not lured by any...outward grace is dust; They could not choose but trust IB that sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfect steel... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but rough the wave the sturgeon flew, And, like the heaven-shot javelin, He sprang above the waters blu Rut by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward grace... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...and true, 4. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; One whose meek flock the people joyed to be, Not lured by any cheat of birth, Uut by his clear-grained human worth And brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward grace... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1874 - 360 pages
...God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; One whose meek flock the people...outward grace is dust; They could not choose but trust And supple-tempered will That bent like perfect steel to spring again and thrust. In that sure-footed... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pages
...see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; 258 259 Not lured by any cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained...unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfeet steel to spring again and thrust. His was no lonely mountain-peak of mind, Thrusting to thin... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 pages
...God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ; . One whose meek flock the people...cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained human worth, Ami bravo old wisdom of sincerity! They knew that outward grace is dust; They could not choose but... | |
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