 And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone.  The English School of Painting - Page 248by Ernest Chesneau - 1885 - 339 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Ruskin - 1891 - 578 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree,...done their parts for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
 | Henry Neville Hutchinson - 1892 - 422 pages
...are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods,...their parts for a time, but these do service for ever. Tree for the builder's yard — flowers for the bride's chamber — corn for the granary — moss for... | |
 | Henry Neville Hutchinson - 1892 - 424 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. "And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1894 - 562 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree,...done their parts for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
 | Joseph Jackson - 1894 - 400 pages
...and the wearied child its pillow, and as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichens take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
 | R. McWilliam - 1897 - 176 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us ; when all other service is vain, from plant and tree,...the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, cornier the granary, moss for the grave. In the ' Prffiterita' we get pretty glimpses of Euskin working... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 454 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree,...time; but these do service for ever. Trees for * The reader must remember always that my work is concerning the aspects of things only. Of course a lichen... | |
 | Harry Cassell Davis - 1897 - 540 pages
...and the wearied child his pillow. And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its la; t gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree,...done their parts for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
 | Wells Hawks Skinner - 1897 - 282 pages
...stones to teach them rest. ******* And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to usWhen all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the...gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. CHAPTER XVIII. FIGURES—A PICTURE STUDY. The first thing to be done in the study of figures is to... | |
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