 | James Russell Lowell - 1879 - 592 pages
...empty phrase, The victim of thy genius, not its mate!" r'' Life may be given in many ways, And loyajty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So bountiful is Fute ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms and not... | |
 | Sara Hammond Palfrey, E. Foxton - 1880 - 144 pages
...It ends, — in truth an' soberness," — she says to me, says Ann. BARRON. February 28th, 1878. " Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to truth...be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is Fate." LOWELL. j]HERE are barons in ancient story, — bold barons whose banners fall.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880 - 488 pages
...lies, By mourning beauty crowned ! HENRY TIMROD. COMMEMORATION ODE. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, JULY 21, 1865. LIFE may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the cJoset as the field, So generous is Fate; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1882 - 494 pages
...of tby youth ; Give me tby life, or cower in empty pbrase, The victim ofthy genius, not its mate ! " Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth...is Fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven cburls deride her, To front a lie in arms and not to yield. This shows, methinks, God's plan And measure... | |
 | 1883 - 270 pages
...little the God of all Lifts the world nearer the pleading call. Cincinnati Humane Appeal. LOYALTY. Life may be given in many ways And loyalty to truth...be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms,... | |
 | Mary Wilder Tileston - 1883 - 338 pages
...plumed and mailed, With sweet, stern face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes, look proud on them in death. Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth...be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is Fate ; But then to stand beside her When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms... | |
 | Harriet B. Swineford - 1883 - 302 pages
...yesterday out of our recollection, and will in turn be supplanted by his successor of to-morrow. IRVING. To front a lie in arms and not to yield — This shows,...methinks, God's plan And measure of a stalwart man. LOWELL. 'Tis as easy to be heroes as to si., the idle slaves Of a legendary virtue carved upon our... | |
 | 1884 - 868 pages
...their peace, the very stones would cry out." Lowell's verse needs scarce a change to fit the case : " Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth...her When craven churls deride her, To front a lie enthroned and not to yield, This shows, methinks, God's plan And measure of a stalwart man, Limbed... | |
 | 1884 - 960 pages
...cry out." Lowell's verse needs scarce a change to fit the case : "Life may be given in many ways, Ami loyalty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the closet...her When craven churls deride her, To front a lie enthroned and not to yield, This shows, methinks, God's plan And measure of a stalwart man, Limbed... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1887 - 472 pages
...COMMEMOltATlON ODE. Give me thy life, or cower in empty phrase, The victim of thy genins, not its mute !" Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the held, So bountiful is Fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front... | |
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Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So bountiful is Fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms and not to yield, This shows, methinks, God's... 
