 I praise him not; it were too late; And some innative weakness there must be In him who condescends to victory Such as the Present gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate.  Harvard Memorial Biographies - Page xivedited by - 1866 - 517 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alban Bertram De Mille - 1923 - 552 pages
...will; Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. 25 I praise him not; it were too late; And some innative...and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate. so So always firmly he: He knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1922 - 1086 pages
...Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. '8° I praise him not; it were too late; And some innative...gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate. '8s So always firmly he : He knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple... | |
 | 1900 - 662 pages
...will: Here was a type of the true elder race. And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. I praise him not; It were too late: And some innative...condescends to victory Such as the present gives, and can not wait. Safe in himself as in a fate. So always firmly he; lie knew to bide his time. And can... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 412 pages
...Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. I praise him not ; it were too late ; And some innativc weakness there must be In him who condescends to victory...cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate. So always (irmly he : He knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple faitli sublime,... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - 1927 - 1288 pages
...Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. i»o I praise him not; it were too late; And some innative...gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate. i»s So always firmly he: He knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple... | |
 | Kate Stephens - 1927 - 160 pages
...only remained. Lines in the Commemoration Ode of Mr. Norton's friend often repeated themselves to me; "And some innative weakness there must be In him who...condescends to victory Such as the Present gives, and can not wait, Safe in himself as in a fate." Years — a lifetime — of misrepresentation loomed before... | |
 | 1894 - 980 pages
...from Gallic anarchy, and those who gave this continent to the free institutions of the English race. I praise him not ; it were too late ; And some innative...a fate. So always firmly he : He knew to bide his tiBie, And can his fame abide. Still patient in his simple faith sublime, Till the wise years decide.... | |
 | Edmund Wilson - 1994 - 852 pages
...will: Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. I praise him not; it were too late; And some innative...Safe in himself as in a fate. So always firmly he : Me knew to bide his time, And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple faith sublime, Till... | |
 | Carl Schurz, James Russell Lowell, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2005 - 197 pages
...Plutarch's men talked with as face to face. I praise Mm not ; it were too late 5 And some initative weakness there must be In him who condescends to "victory Such as the Present gives, aad cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate. So always firmly he : He knew to bide his time, And... | |
 | Robert Vare - 2008 - 689 pages
...weakness there must he In him who condescends to yictory Such as the present giyes, and Con not wsit, Safe in himself as in a fate. So always firmly he: He knew to hide his time, And can his faine ahide, Still patient in his simple faith suhlime, Till the wise years... | |
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