 | 1865
...our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the...Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which is... | |
 | 1865
...all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, ami whispering from her towers the last enchantments of...Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps e.ver calling us near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, ma word, which is only... | |
 | 1865
...young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as slie lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the...enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxf ml, by her imffabU; charm, keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of nil of us, to the ideal,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1865 - 302 pagina’s
...enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection,—to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seen from another side 1—nearer, perhaps,... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1897
...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene! And yet, steened in sentiment as she lies, sprending her gardens to the moonlight and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that, Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling one nearer to the ideal... | |
 | 1868
...might, with far greater fnrce, be applied to Greece : " Her ineffable charm keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection — to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seeu from another side." t * "Greece," by Alex. Шва Eangabé. t Matthew... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 317 pagina’s
...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene ! " There are our young barbarians, all at play ! " And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading...of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seen from another side ? — nearer, perhaps, than all the science of... | |
 | Henry C. Pedder - 1874 - 166 pagina’s
...from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineft"able charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal...of us — to the ideal, to perfection, to beauty, in a word — which is only truth seen from another side."| A beautiful tribute certainly. What shall... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1875 - 440 pagina’s
...steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading cc her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her I hi towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who...of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seen from another side? — nearer, perhaps, than all the science of... | |
 | 1877
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
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And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal... 
