 Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others, she lets us devote ; They, with the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was theirs who so little...  The British Quarterly Review - Page 497edited by - 1847Full view - About this book
 | 1850 - 772 pages
...us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost as the others she lets us devote ; They, with the gold...allowed: How all our copper had gone for his service ! Rugs — were they purple, his heart had been proud! We that had loved him so, followed him, honored... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...LEADER. i. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all...the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was their's who so little allowed : How all our copper had gone for his service ! Rags — were they purple,... | |
 | 1851 - 534 pages
...volumes that read off so flowingly :— •THE LOST LEADER. ' Just for a handful of silver he left us, Lost all the others she lets us devote; They, with the gold to give, doled him out silver, Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat— Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, So much was... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 786 pages
...Leader : " Just for a handful of silver he left us—- Just for a riband to stick in his coat ; Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others she lets us devote." Yet we thank the publishers for promptly producing these Miscellanies. It is a high mead of praise... | |
 | 1863 - 660 pages
...and are as follows : " The Lost Lender. " Jnst for a handful of silver he left us; Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat ; Got the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others she let us devote. " They who had gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was theirs who so little... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 436 pages
...LEADER. I. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all...the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was their's who so little allowed : How all our copper had gone for his service ! Rags — were they purple,... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1885 - 514 pages
...them : — Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all...Rags — were they purple his heart had been proud ! The two charges most frequently brought against Browning, besides that of awant of melody are, firstly,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1866 - 120 pages
...JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat, — Found the onc gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others...the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was thcir's who so little allowed : How all our copper had gone for his service! Rags, — were they purple,... | |
 | 1871 - 314 pages
...LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat, — ' Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all...the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was their's who so little allowed : How all our copper had gone for his service! Rags, — were they purple,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1874 - 372 pages
...LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all...allowed : How all our copper had gone for his service i Rags — were they purple, his heart had been proud t We that had loved him so, followed him, honoured... | |
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