 I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.  The Unitarian - Page 95edited by - 1886Full view - About this book
 | 1865 - 962 pages
...day, at all the libraries, in 1 vol. HELEN PELTON'S QUESTION: A Problem in a Novel. By AGNES WTLDE. 1 I hold it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping stones Of their dead selves to higher things." London: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & MARSTON, Milton... | |
 | 1884 - 656 pages
...of children -who will follow their own wilful way. It may be God's way of saving them after all. " I hold it truth with him who sings To one clear harp...stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things." ealjr 0f AND now that Sarah was dead, Abraham came to mourn and to weep over her. But was not Abraham... | |
 | 1883 - 498 pages
...will he realize, more vividly every day, the poet's words : — " I held it true with him who singe To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping stones Of their dead selves, to higher things." THE END. obtmnfa: I. — DENHOLME. OUR New... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 842 pages
...amount of unanimity, wisdom, and virtue."— Gni:ot: Preface to the " Life of Washiaffloii" " I held it truth with him who sings To one clear harp in divers...stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things." Tennyton't " /» Memvriam." SCRAPS. TIIE SCHOLAR'S BREECHES. Mr son was lately obliged, under stress... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make me wise. 1849. vii IS MEMOEIAM AHH OBIIT MDCCCXXX1II. I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in...stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro' time to... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...fail in truth, And in Thy wisdom make me wise. 1849. vii IN MEMORIAM AHH oBrrr MDCCCXXXIII. I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in...stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro' time to... | |
 | Rugby sch - 1850 - 176 pages
...bowing to it as a despot. Perfection is- above us, and we should strive to mount the ladder, knowing that men may " rise on< stepping-stones of their dead selves to higher things." It is not therefore at all inconsistent with present energy to look back into the past, thougJi to... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 422 pages
...where they fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make me wise. 1849. IN MEMOEIAM AHH OEITT MDCccxxxm. I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in...stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro' time to... | |
 | 1851 - 582 pages
...explain the reference in the following verse, the first in this beautiful series of poems : •• I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in...on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher thing*. " The following stanza, also in the poem numbered 87., much needs interpretation : *' Or cooled... | |
 | 1851 - 1220 pages
...familiar simplicity which spoiled some of his earlier writings. It opens finely : — " I held it troth, with him -who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may nse on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. " But who shall so forecast the years,... | |
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