 The dog-like faithfulness that keeps an oath ; For rules of right, the silly crowd may bawl, His loftier spirit scorns and spurns them all ; He heeds nor Court's decree, nor gospel light, What Sumner thinks is right, alone is right ; On this sound maxim...  Selected Poems by William J. Grayson - Page 42by William John Grayson - 1907 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William John Grayson - 1855 - 122 pages
...oath ; For rules of right, the silly crowd may bawl, His loftier spirit scorns and spurns them all ; He heeds nor Court's decree, nor gospel light, What...For gold they made the negroes slaves, and he For lame and office seeks to set them free ; * " Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing?" Mr.... | |
 | 1856 - 680 pages
...oath; For rules of right, the silly crowd may bawl, His loftier spirit acorns and spurns them all; He heeds nor Court's decree, nor gospel light, What...all else, but still in this agreed; The Sires all llavers, the humaner Son Curses the trade and mourns the mischief done. For gold they made the negroes... | |
 | 1857 - 700 pages
...oath ; For rules of right the silly crowd may bawl, His loftier spirit scorns and spurns them all ; He heeds nor court's decree nor Gospel light, What...Changed in all else, but still in this agreed : The eiree all slavers, the humaner son Curses tho trade, and mourns Ac mischief done. For gold they made... | |
 | 1857 - 692 pages
...loftier spirit scorns and spurns them all ; He heedi nor court's decree nor Gospel light, WhatSumner thinks is right alone is right. On this sound maxim...Changed in all else, but still in this agreed : The tires all slavers, the humaner son Canes the trade, and mourns the mischief done. For gold they made... | |
 | 1857 - 716 pages
...oath ; For rules of right the silly crowd rnay bawl, His loftier spirit, scorns and spurns them all : He heeds nor court's decree nor Gospel light, What...right alone is right. On this sound maxim sires and sona proceed. Changed in all else, but still in this agreed : The sires all slavers, the humaner son... | |
 | Vernon Louis Parrington - 1927 - 528 pages
...applause; What boots it if the Negro sink or swim? He wins the Senate — 'tis enough for him. . . . He heeds nor court's decree nor Gospel light, What Sumner thinks is right alone is right. . . . There Greeley, grieving at a brother's woe, Spits with impartial spite on friend and foe. . .... | |
 | 1857 - 700 pages
...oath ; For rules of right the silly crowd may bawl, Hie loftier spirit scorns and spurns them all ; He heeds nor court's decree nor Gospel light, What...is right alone is right. On this sound maxim sires aud sons proceed, Changed in all else, but still in this agreed : The eires all slavers, the humaner... | |
 | 1864 - 340 pages
...right the silly crowd may bawl, His loftier spirit scorns aud spurns them all ; He heeds nor Courts decree, nor Gospel light, What Sumner thinks is right, alone is right. There Sewnrd smiles the sweet perenial smile, Skilled in the tricks of subtlety and guile ; The slyest... | |
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