 From happy homes and toils, the fruitful nest Of those half-virtues which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, The VERITAS* that lurks...  Harvard Memorial Biographies - Page xedited by - 1866 - 517 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 pages
...calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that ruund thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, The...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil . Amid the dusk of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 242 pages
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...living, Seed-grain of high emprise, immortal food, Oaj heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. UI. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 240 pages
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...sheath, Life of whate'er makes life worth living, S.'-nd-grain of high emprise, immortal food, One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. m. Many... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 pages
...rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, nnventured wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dust of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 276 pages
...rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, uuventured wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's...immortal food, One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the ill. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dust of books to find her, Content at... | |
 | 1876 - 294 pages
...which the world calls best, Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...wood, The VERITAS that lurks beneath The letter's unproliflc sheath,' Life of whate'er makes life worth living, Seed-grain of high emprise, immortal... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 408 pages
...Everywhere," says Heine, " that a great soul gives utterance to its thoughts, there also is a Golgotha." • *Many loved Truth and lavished life's best oil, *^ '/ Amid the dust of books to find lier, ^i >— < • Content at last, for guerdon of their toil, ^- ; With the cast mantle she had left... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 pages
...half-virtues which the world calls best. Into War's tumult rude; But rather far that stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured wood, . The VKKITAS that lurks beneath The letter's unprolific sheath, Life of whate'er makes life worth living,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1880 - 662 pages
...half-virtues which the world calls best Into War's tumult rude ; But rather far than stern device The sponsors chose that round thy cradle stood In the dim, unventured...One heavenly thing whereof earth hath the giving. in. Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her, Content at last,... | |
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 492 pages
...we have twentyseven lines without a single period. " But rather for that stern device, The sponsors chose, that round thy cradle stood In the dim unventured wood, The VERITAS that Inrks beneath The letter's unproliflc sheath." In the next section we have one of the few exceptional... | |
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