 Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is...  Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons - Page 28by Theodore Parker - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1889 - 248 pages
...with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses,...crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. XII. Count me o'er earth's chosen 'heroes, — they were souls that stood alone, While... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1889 - 702 pages
...we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just j Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward...spirit, till his Lord is crucified, And the multitude make'Virtue of the faith they had denied. For humanity sweeps onward : where to-day the martyr stands,... | |
 | Jabez Thomas Sunderland, Brooke Herford, Frederick B. Mott - 1889 - 610 pages
...straightforward, brave act of witness for the higher course, the manlier part, the humaner or nobler ideal. "Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward...in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified." Nothing clears the air like the simple, courageous act of a true man or woman, who goes quietly on... | |
 | John Coleman Adams - 1890 - 216 pages
...HAVE fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. — 2 Tim. iv. 7. Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched...crucified, And the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. — I John v. 4. There is... | |
 | 1909 - 632 pages
...the sheep upon the right. And the choice goes by forever "twixt that darkness and that light. "Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched...crucified. And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied." Life is always serious to those who even dimly recognize its solemn responsibilities;... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 370 pages
...miserable prey ; — Shall we guide his gory fingers where our helpless ^ children play ? f~. Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched...crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes, — they were souls that stood alone, While the men... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 338 pages
...for his miserable prey; — Shall we guide his gory fingers where our helpless children play ? Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched...crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes, — they were souls that stood alone, While the men... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 562 pages
...for his miserable prey ; — Shall we guide his gory fingers where our helpless children play ? Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched...stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till hi» Lord is crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. Count me o'er earth's... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 560 pages
...with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses,...crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes, — they were souls that stood alone, While the men... | |
 | 1890 - 168 pages
...with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses,...crucified And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth : They must upward still,... | |
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