 GRADATIM. Heaven is not reached at a single bound, But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly true: That a noble deed is a step toward...  Thoughts that Inspire - Page 2391905Full view - About this book
 | 1901 - 810 pages
...for you — A hope for me and a hope for you. " Nellie E was fond of this, from JG Holland : "I hold this thing to be grandly true — That a noble deed...step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a broader view." In short, the name of nearly every pupil is associated in my... | |
 | 1897 - 222 pages
...is of doing rather than longing ; of action rather than feeling. It is from Holland : " I hold the thing to be grandly true That a noble deed is a step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a broader view." Lucy. Well, you have all decided, and among the hundreds left... | |
 | 1897 - 660 pages
...we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly true, That a noble deed is a step towards God — Lifting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a broader view. We rise by... | |
 | John Piersol McCaskey - 1897 - 592 pages
...we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies. And we mount to its summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly true, That a noble deed is a step towards God, — Lifting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a broader view We rise by... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1906 - 330 pages
...or teachers ; while the highest satisfaction which one can desire or seek is the approval of God. " I count this thing to be grandly true, That a noble deed is a step toward God." What has been said is sufficient to show that the teacher needs to exercise great care in the use of... | |
 | 1912 - 1094 pages
...we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to Its summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly...broader view. We rise by the things that are under feet; By what we have mastered of good and gain; By the pride deposed and the passion slain; And the... | |
 | Lee Washington - 1907 - 250 pages
...afflidted soul, then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon - Isaiah Iviii: 10. I count this thing to be grandly true, That a noble...step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common sod To purer air and broader view. Sele<aed. Deliver us from evil. St. Matthew ^ . , 3. It is not well... | |
 | William Henry Maxwell - 1907 - 328 pages
...and a noun clause are sometimes in apposition; as, The hope that he would succeed gave him courage. I count this thing to be grandly true, that a noble deed is a step toward God. A. clause is sometimes in apposition with the subject pronoun it, when used to introduce the sentence;... | |
 | 1913 - 620 pages
...such a knight, in friendship or in war, As our Sovereign Lord King Henry, the soldier of Navarre ! I count this thing to be grandly true; That a noble...broader view. We rise by the things that are under feet ; By what we have mastered of good and gain ; By the pride deposed and the passion slain, And... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - 1908 - 314 pages
...we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly...step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common sod To purer air and a broader view. We rise by things that are 'neath our feet; By what we have mastered... | |
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