...of Padan Aram, I first realized the immensity ofthat only surviving wonder of the ancient world.* '* The mighty Pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave...desert airs, When nearer seen and better known. Are hut gigaiitic flights of stairs." Leaving Ibrahim to prepare our breakfast, the most courageous of...

...of Padan Aram, I first realized the immensity of that only surviving wonder of the ancient world.* " The mighty Pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen and l»etter known. Are but gigantic flights of stairs." Leaving Ibrahim to prepare our breakfast, the...

...will then seize the moment to set a firmer foot upon the Ladder of St. Augustine,t for, you know, ' We have not wings— we cannot soar — But we have...to scale and climb, By slow degrees — by more and moro — The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave the desert...

...must begin from the ground. The summit of the pyramid can only be gained by the steps on its side : "We have not wings, we cannot soar ; But we have feet...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while their companions...

...Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright fields of fair renown The right of eminent domain. ' We have not wings, we cannot soar; But we have feet...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. ' The distant mountains, that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed by path-ways, that appear...

...Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright fields of fair renown The right of eminent domain. ' We have not wings, we cannot soar; But we have feet...When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic Sights of stairs. ' The distant mountains, that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed...

..." of our vices we can frame a ladder, if we will but tread beneath our feet each deed of shame." " We have not wings, we cannot soar ; But we have f'eet...by more and more The cloudy summits of our time The heights, by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while their...

...with the hour begin and end, Our pleasures and our discontents, Are rounds by which we may ascend. We have not wings — we cannot soar; But we have...by more and more, The cloudy summits of our time.' " " My dear Miss Wyndham, pray don't run off with what I have said ; really you go quite too fast for...

...autumn, autumn into winter, preserving an especial beauty and fitness in each of the four." " We have no wings ; we cannot soar, But we have feet to scale...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The distant mountains that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed with pathways, that appear...

...the bright field of fair renown The right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soarBut we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees —...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that...