 These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within.  An Emerson Calendar - Page 114by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 117 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 pages
...God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. " The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul...countless host, Trances the heart through chanting choirs, And through the priest the mind inspires." Poems, pp. 17—18, 19. If we put Emerson's conclusions... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 326 pages
...truth ; which built that heroic architecture, overmastering therewith the sense and soul of man : — " The passive master lent his hand To the vast Soul...that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt therein." But the piety which I find now, in this age, here in our own land, I respect, honour, and... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 312 pages
...truth ; which built that heroic architecture, overmastering therewith the sense and soul of man : — " The passive master lent his hand To the vast Soul...that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt therein." But the piety which I find now, in this age, here in our own land, I respect, honour, and... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...And granted them an equal date With Andes and with Ararat. These temples grew as grows the gross ; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master...hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the samo power that reared the shrine, B<?strO'lo the tribes that knelt \\ithin. Ever the fiery Pentecost... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - 1866 - 560 pages
...pine tree adds a myriad of new leaves to its old arms every year. " The passive master lent his band To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared the shrims Bestrode the tribes that knelt within." § 5. Christian or Supernatural Inspiration. — Having... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1867 - 414 pages
...truth ; which built that heroic architecture, overmastering therewith the sense and soul of man : " The passive master lent his hand To the vast Soul...reared the shrine, Bestrode the tribes that knelt therein." But the piety which I find now, in this age, here in our own land, I respect, honor, and... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - 1867 - 540 pages
...myriad of new leaves to its old arms every year. " The passive master lent his himd To the vast eoul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared...the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within." § 5. Christian or Supernatural Inspiration. — Having thus spoken of inspiration in general, we proceed... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 pages
...them place, Adopted them into her race, And granted them an equal date With Andes and with Ararat. These temples grew as grows the grass ; Art might...countless host, Trances the heart through chanting choirs, And through the priest the mind inspires. The word unto the prophet spoken Was writ on tables... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1871 - 414 pages
...therewith the sense and soul of man : " The passive master lent his hand To the vast Soul that o' er him planned : And the same Power that reared the shrine, Bestrode the tribes that knelt therein." But the piety which I find now, in this age, here in our own land, I respect, honor, and... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1871 - 416 pages
...therewith the sense and soul of man : " The passive master lent his hand To the vast Soul that o' er him planned : And the same Power that reared the shrine, Bestrode the tribes that knelt therein." But the piety which I find now, in this age, here in our own land, I respect, honor, and... | |
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