 Aloft, are hurled in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing; and then they die — Perish ; — and no one asks Who or what they have been, More than he asks what waves, In the moonlit solitudes mild Of the midmost ocean, have swelled, Foam'd for...  The University Magazine - Page 301878Full view - About this book
 | 1883 - 934 pages
...more than their follies ?" Consider — " What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth ? Most men eddy about Here and there— eat and drink,...and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurled in the duet, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing, and then they die — Perish ! and no one asks Who or what... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1868 - 264 pages
...thy work, This was thy life upon earth. What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth? Most men eddy about Here and there — eat and drink,...and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing; and then they die — Perish ! and no one... | |
 | 1878 - 636 pages
...mode of life consists in wasting it 1 '« What is the course of life Of mortal men upon this earth ? Most men eddy about Here and there— eat and drink, Chatter, and love, and hate, Gather and squander . . . Striving blindly, achieving Nothing ; and then they die—" and no one stays to enquire anything... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1878 - 396 pages
...is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth ? — Most men eddy about Here and there—eat and drink, Chatter and love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, art hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing; and then they die— Perish—and no one... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1879 - 392 pages
...work, This was thy life upon earth. What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth? — Most men eddy about Here and there — eat and drink,...love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, art hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing ; and then they die — Perish — and... | |
 | Mary Wilder Tileston - 1880 - 248 pages
...work, This was thy life upon earth. What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth ? — Most men eddy about Here and there — eat and drink,...and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing ; and then they die — Perish — and no one... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 340 pages
...raised Aloft, arChurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing; and then they diePerish — and no one asks Who or what they have been, More than...moonlit solitudes mild Of the midmost Ocean, have swell'd, Foam'd for a moment, and gone. And there are some, whom a thirst Ardent, unquenchable, fires,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1884 - 396 pages
...work, This was thy life upon earth. What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth? — Most men eddy about Here and there — eat and drink,...love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, art hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing ; and then they die — Perish — and... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 396 pages
...thy life upon earth. What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth? — Most men edily about Here and there — eat and drink, Chatter and...love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, art hurl'd in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving Nothing ; and then they die — Perish — and... | |
 | Anthony Wilson Thorold (bp. of Winchester.) - 1883 - 154 pages
...We must follow the Lord fully." ' ' What is the course of the life Of mortal men on the earth ? — Most men eddy about Here and there — eat and drink,...they have been, More than he asks, what waves In the moonlight solitudes mild Of the midmost ocean have swell'd, Foam'd for a moment, and gone." " Give... | |
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