 As the husband is, the wife is: thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent its novel force, Something better than his dog, a little dearer than...  Miscellaneous poems - Page 216by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1893Full view - About this book
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 514 pages
...day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathise with clay. As the husband is, the wife is : thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of...will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent ils novej force, Something hetter than his dog, a liltle dearer than his horse. What is this? his eyes... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 pages
...day. What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. As the husband is, the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of...will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent :ts novel force, Something better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse. What is this ? his... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 496 pages
...husband is, thé wife is : thou art mated with a clown, And thé grossness of his nature will hâve weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when his passion shall hâve spent ils novel force, Something better than his dog, a Utile dearer than his horse. What is... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...' What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. As the husband is, the wife is ; with your soft and soul-like sounds ! And they too...yon piles of snow, And in their perilous fall shall nre heavy, — think not they nre glazed with wine. Go to him ; it is thy duty, — kiss him ; take... | |
 | 1872 - 710 pages
...day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. As the husband is, the wife is; , U Î his eyes are heavy — think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him ; it is thy duty— kiss him... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1872 - 360 pages
...sympathize with clay. Ae the husband is, the wife is: thon art mated with a clown, And the grossnees of his nature will have weight to drag thee down....Something better than his dog, a little dearer than hie horse. What is this? his eyes are heavy: think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him: it is... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1873 - 350 pages
...clay. Ae the hnshand is, the wife is: thon art mated with a clown, And the grossness of his natnre will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee,...passion shall have spent its novel force, Something hetter than hia dog, a little dearer than his horse. What is this ? his eyes are heavy : think not... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1874 - 568 pages
...day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathise with clay. As the husband is, the wife is : thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of...think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him : it is thj' duty : kiss him : take his hand in thine. It may be my lord is weary, that his brain is overwrought... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 pages
...the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight. Ibid. He will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent...better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse. Ibid. Like a dog, he hunts in dreams. ibid. With a little hoard of maxims preaching down a daughter's... | |
 | Caroline Thompson - 1874 - 366 pages
...fool perhaps, and you are one, Hastings. I am afraid it would be a case of Amy's husband over again. ' He will hold thee when his passion shall have spent...than his dog — a little dearer than his horse.'." " How confoundedly poetical this air makes one ! " laughed St. Erle, with another tremendous puff of... | |
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