 Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends ! Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The good great man ? Three treasures, love, and light, And calm thoughts regular as infant's breath : And three firm friends, more sure than day and night,...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1711851Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1864 - 720 pages
...— a gilded chain — Or throne of corses which his sword hath slain ? — Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends ! Hath he not always treasures,...three treasures, love and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infant's breath ; — And three firm friends, more sure than day and night — Himself,... | |
 | 1864 - 742 pages
...1 Wealth, honour, salary, or a gilded chain — Or throne of corpses, which his sword hath slain t Goodness and greatness are not means but ends. Hath he not always treasures 1 always friends ? The good great man ? — Three treasures — love, and light, And calm thoughts,... | |
 | Daniel Parish Kidder - 1864 - 582 pages
...salary, a gilded chain — Or throne of corses which his sword hath slain ? Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The great, good man ; love and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infants' breath ; And three firm friends,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...voice, All colors a suffusion from that light. Dejection. An Ode. Stanza 5. Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends ! Hath he not always treasures,...three treasures, love and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infants' breflth ; And three firm friends, more sure than day and night, Himself his Maker,... | |
 | 1865 - 540 pages
...great man obtain ? "Wealth, tiiles, salary, a gilded chain; Or throne of corses which his sword had slain ? Goodness and greatness are not means but ends....friends, The good great man ? — Three treasures, life and light, And calin thoughts, regular as infant's breath ; And three firm friends, more sure... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 478 pages
...good man obtain ? Place, title, salary, — a gilded chain ? Or throne on corpses which his sword has slain ? Goodness and greatness are not means, but...Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The great, good man ? Three treasures, love, and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infant's breath ;... | |
 | Elbridge Smith - 1865 - 146 pages
...— a gilded chain — Or throne of corses which his sword hath slain ? — Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends ! Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The good great man ? — three treasure?, love and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infant's breath ; And three firm friends,... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 482 pages
...obtain ? Place, title, salary, — a gilded chain ? Or throne on corpses which his sword has plain ? Goodness and greatness are not means, but ends. Hath he not always treasures, always friends, • The great, good man ? Three treasures, love, and light, And calm thoughts, regular as infant's breath ;... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1865 - 318 pages
...have a good, great man obtain? Wealth, title, dignity, a golden chain, Or heaps of corses which the sword hath slain ? Goodness and greatness are not means, but ends. Hath he not always treasure, always friends, The good great man ? Three treasures, — love, and light, And calm thoughts,... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - 1866 - 328 pages
...being the most true and noble exposition of the whole subject of greatness in " Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. Hath he not always treasures,...treasures — Love, and Light, And calm Thoughts, regular as infant's breath ; And three firm friends, more sure than day and night, Himself, his Maker,... | |
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