 We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do wrong and feel right, Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure, For justice avenges each slight.  Language Lessons - Page 151by Robert Comfort Metcalf - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Alice Cary - 1873 - 328 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do...that is narrow And straight, for the children of men. 'Tis not in the pages of story The heart of its ills to beguile, Though he who makes courtship to glory... | |
 | Alice Cary, Mary Clemmer - 1876 - 464 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There 's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do...that is narrow And straight, for the children of men. 'T is not in the pages of story The heart of its ills to beguile. Though he who makes courtship to... | |
 | Alice Cary, Phoebe Cary, Mary Clemmer - 1876 - 468 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There 's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do...path that is narrow And straight, for the children of 'T is not in the pages of story The heart of its ills to beguile, Though he who makes courtship to... | |
 | 1877 - 600 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kindly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do wrong and feel right, Nor can we give pain and feel pleasure, For injustice avenges each slight. The air for the wing of the sparrow, The bush for... | |
 | 1877 - 604 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kindly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do wrong aud feel right, Nor can we give pain and feel pleasure, For injustice avenges each slight. The air... | |
 | Alice Cary, Phoebe Cary - 1882 - 466 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There 's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do...that is narrow And straight, for the children of men. 'T is not in the pages of story The heart of its ills to beguile, Though he who makes courtship to... | |
 | 1882 - 584 pages
...of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. \Ve get back our mete as we measure, — We cannot do...the sparrow, The bush for the robin and wren, But always the path that is narrow And straight for the children of men. We cannot make bargains for blisses,... | |
 | 1882 - 404 pages
...only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." 15. "We get back our mete as we measure: We cannot do...gain pleasure ; For justice avenges each slight." 16. *' For every evil under the sun There is a remedy or there is none. If there is one, try and find... | |
 | Caroline Bigelow Le Row - 1882 - 222 pages
...We get back our mete as we measure, We cannot do wrong and love right; Nor can we give pain and get pleasure, For justice avenges each slight. The air...the sparrow, The bush for the robin and wren ; But nlway the path that is narrow And strait for the children of men. 'Tis not in the pages of story The... | |
 | Horace Andrew Wadsworth - 1883 - 296 pages
...spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kindly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. " We get back our mete as we 'measure — We cannot...the sparrow, The bush for the robin and wren, But always the path that is narrow And straight for the children of men. " Tis not in the pages of story... | |
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