 Give fools their gold, and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses most is blest ; And God and man shall own his worth Who toils to leave as...  How to Teach the Special Subjects - Page 15by Calvin Noyes Kendall, George Alonzo Mirick - 1918 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1881 - 792 pages
...Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. Mistress of herself, though china fall. THE HUSBANDMAN. Give fools their gold and knaves their power Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall j Who sows a field or trains a flower Or plants a tree is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1867 - 432 pages
...joy of simple faith is born ; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1868 - 430 pages
...joy of simple faith is born ; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power \ Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
 | Josiah Hoopes - 1868 - 466 pages
...pair of short, straight, tooth-like processes." CHAPTER XIII. NOTICES OF COLLECTIONS OF CONIFERS. " Give fools their gold, and knaves their power, Let fortune's bubbles rise and full ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all." — JG WMttier.... | |
 | 1870 - 930 pages
...joy of simple, faith is born, That he who smites tlie summer weed May trust Thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who BOWS a field or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For be who blesses... | |
 | Eau Claire Manor - 1872 - 538 pages
...time is surely not very far off when the measure of service will be the measure of human greatness. " Give fools their gold and knaves their power, Let fortune's bubbles rise and fell ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. " For he who blesses... | |
 | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - 1873 - 624 pages
...May we so perform that duty that we can truly utter that beautiful sentiment of the poet Whittier : " Give fools their gold, and knaves their power, Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. " For he who blesses... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...joy of simple faith is born ; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 420 pages
...joy of simple faith is born ; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 316 pages
...joy of simple faith is born ; That he who smites the summer weed, May trust thee for the autumn corn. Give fools their gold, and knaves their power ; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall ; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. For he who blesses... | |
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