 He that of such a height hath built his mind, And rear'd the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb...  Mercedes of Castile: Or, The Voyage to Cathay - Page 98by James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 538 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1892 - 768 pages
...by all the ladies ; leaving the half-pleased and yet half-terrified Mercedes standing in the center of the vast apartment, resembling a beautiful statue...was crowded with courtiers as usual ; applicants for favors, those who sought their own, and those who solicited the redress of imaginary wrongs. The antechambers... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Walter Morris - 1893 - 534 pages
...we cannot forbear the pleasure of transcribing a few lines of it here. He that of such a height has built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers, nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same ; What... | |
 | Robert Forman Horton - 1893 - 312 pages
...incredible. But he does not need pity, he has his compensations, for — He that of such a height has built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same :... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1893 - 524 pages
...pleasure of transcribing a few lines of it here. He that of such a height has built his mind, Anil reared the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers, nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same ; What... | |
 | John Henry Barrows - 1893 - 572 pages
...the following: "He that of such a height hath built his mind. And reared the dwelling ot his thought so strong As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind 1 " Men of our Times," p. 528. Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1895 - 652 pages
...THE LADY MARGARET, COUNTESS OF CUMBERLAND He that of such a height hath built his mind, And rear'd the dwelling of his thoughts so strong As neither...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same, What... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 650 pages
...THE LADY MARGARET, COUNTESS OF CUMBERLAND He that of such a height hath built his mind, And rear'd the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same, '... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1896 - 448 pages
...Daniel's "Epistle to the Countess of Cumberland," and you will find a higher manner altogether— " He that of such a height hath built his mind, And...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity and malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same ;... | |
 | Robert Elliott Speer - 1896 - 264 pages
...says of the man of calm and governed spirit was true of Him, and more : " He that of such a height has built his mind And reared the dwelling of his thoughts...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers, nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same —... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1897 - 582 pages
...to be a man. " He that of such a height hath built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thought so strong As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same; What... | |
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