 | 1898 - 266 pages
...gone, And e'en his memory dim, Earth seemed more sweet to live upon, More full of love because of him. And day by day more holy grew Each spot where he had trod, Till after-poets only knew Their first-born brother as a god. THE FIRST SNOW FALL JAMES KUSSELL LOWELL ri^HE... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 560 pages
...a sweet half-sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed, And made him viceroy o'er liis sheep. His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw ; And yet, unwittingly, in truth, They... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1900 - 186 pages
...his singing not too bad To hear between the cups of wine : And so, well pleased with being soothed His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. so Men called him but a shiftless youth. In whom no good they saw ; And yet, unwittingly, in truth,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1900 - 188 pages
...his singing not too bad To hear between the cups of wine : And so, well pleased with being soothed His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. to Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw ; And yet, unwittingly, in truth,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1900 - 166 pages
...Into a sweet half-sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed And made him viceroy o'er his sheep. His words were simple words enough And yet he used them so, That what in other mouths were rough In his seemed musical and low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 pages
...a sweet half-sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed, And made him viceroy o'er his sheep. His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw ; And yet, unwittingly, in truth, They... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 pages
...a sweet half sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed, And made him viceroy o'er his sheep. His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...what in other mouths was rough, In his seemed musical aud low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw ; And yet, unwittingly, in... | |
 | Charles Madison Curry - 1903 - 572 pages
...sweet half-sleep, 1s Three times his kingly beard he smoothed. And made him viceroy o'er his sheep. His words were simple words enough, And yet he used them so, That what in other mouths was rough A In his seemed musical and low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw; And... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1903 - 510 pages
...In whom no good they saw, And yet unwittingly, in truth, They made his careless words their law. " And day by day more holy grew Each spot where he had trod, Till after-poets only knew Their first-born brother was a god." ANTIGONE. A large proportion, both of the... | |
 | Mary Elizabeth Burt - 1904 - 396 pages
...a sweet half-sleep. Three times his kingly beard he smoothed, And made him viceroy o'er his sheep. His words were simple words enough, And yet he used...other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. Men called him but a shiftless youth, In whom no good they saw; And yet, unwittingly, in truth, They... | |
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His words were simple words enough, And yet he used them so, That what in other mouths was rough In his seemed musical and low. 
