| Fanny Aikin- Kortright - 1859 - 286 pages
...Tennyson's " ' Trust me Clara Vere de Vere, From yon blue heaven above us bent, The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent....good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.' " " True," said Erina, " the being we have just left, or rather that has... | |
| William Nathaniel Tilson Marsh Lushington- Tilson - 1859 - 424 pages
...the Earls of Bellamont and Mountraith, and the Barons Muskerry. But, as Tennyson truly sings — " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to...good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." Charles.the First, one of Miss Tilson's ancestors, a Bishop of Elphin, defended... | |
| Austyn Graham - 1859 - 310 pages
...his instructions to the letter. It is doubtless a hard lesson for a proud lady to learn, but— ' ' Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'tis only noble to...good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, and simple faith than Norman blood.' " "I came to you for encouragement, Mr. Ravenshaw, you give me sarcasm and... | |
| Margaret Maria Gordon - 1860 - 464 pages
...BROWNING. "Trust me, Clara Vere de Vere, From yon blue heavens above us bent The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent....good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." — TENNYSON. THE Turret-Room, as it was called, was a pretty old-fashioned... | |
| William Morley Punshon - 1860 - 362 pages
...sings: " Believe us ! noble Vere de Veres, From yon blue heavens above us bent, The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent....good— Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." Not that rank has lost its prestige, nor royalty its honor. Elevated station... | |
| Eliza Rennie - 1860 - 354 pages
...ermined robe. And most unequivocally do I agree with the beautiful and oft-quoted words of Tennyson : — "Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to...good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." But certainly "Henry Augustus, Viscount Dillon" was a model patrician in... | |
| 1860 - 444 pages
...manner that it has all the force of a living motive instead of an abstract truth. He tells us,— " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be...good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." Longfellow has nothing to surpass the plainness, earnestness, terseness,... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 pages
...noble birth. Trust me, Clara Vere de Vere, From yon blue heavens above us bent ; The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it be, it seems to me, T' is only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, I know you, Clara Vere de Vere :... | |
| Mary Bennett - 1860 - 172 pages
...Lena was resolved to go, carrying with her only the best ambition, coveting only " the best gifts." " Howe'er it be, it seems to me ' Tis only noble to be good ; Kind words are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." warning ; ' Never Mind ' was our... | |
| 1860 - 880 pages
...living motive instead of an abstract truth. He tells us, — " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, "lis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets. And simple faith than Norman blood." Longfellow has nothing to surpass the plainness, earnestness, terseness,... | |
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