 | William Elliot Grifffis - 2005 - 353 pages
...the builder is in broken health, but long after he shall have passed away, his work shall abide. He " Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than lie knew ;- — The conscious stone to beauty grew," This son of Bishop Alonzo Potter and brother of... | |
 | Michael Pupin - 2005 - 309 pages
...stimulate the spiritual activity of the Christian soul. Emerson's poetical tribute to Michelangelo: "The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Borne, Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew:... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2007 - 329 pages
...of love and woe ; The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rime, 20 Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could...beauty grew, Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's neat Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with mom... | |
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity: Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew : The conscious stone to beauty grew. 
