 GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom — better none : The later Sidney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called Milton friend. These moralists could act and comprehend : They knew how genuine...  Littell's Living Age - Pagina 1111908Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 686 pagina’s
...life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And...Young Vane, and others who called Milton friend. These moraliste could act and comprehend : They knew how genuine glory was put on ; Taught us how rightfully... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 538 pagina’s
...been among us ; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom — better none; The latter Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone [bend In splendour ; what strength was, that would not B ut in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange,... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1846 - 618 pagina’s
...a thing in the form of a sonnet ; a thing to which, for insipidity, tripe au naturel is a dainty. " Great men have been among us, hands that penned And...tongues that uttered wisdom ; better none. The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called Milton friend.* When he potted these... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1847 - 352 pagina’s
...life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. Great men have been among us : hands that penned And...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendor ; what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - 1848 - 336 pagina’s
...patriots of the seventeenth century with the foremost Frenchmen of that time, exultingly exclaims : — Great men have been among us ; hands that penned And...glory was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shono In splendour : what strength was that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis... | |
 | George Jabet - 1848 - 284 pagina’s
...utter'd wisdom— better none ; The later Sydney, Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who call'd Milton friend. These moralists could act and comprehend...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour ; what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange,... | |
 | 1848 - 936 pagina’s
...the spirit like a trumpet call. Thus it has been, and the spontaneous exclamation of the people is, " Great men have been among us ; Hands that penned, And Tongues that utter'd Wisdom — better, NONE." The revolution of our fathers has passed, and the bright galaxy of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1849 - 664 pagina’s
...godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. GREAT men have been among ue ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom...was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour : what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. France, 'tis strange,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 326 pagina’s
...country. What Fletcher of Saltoun is to Scotland, and the brave spirits of the old Commonwealth time, " Hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none The later Sydney, Marvell, Harrington, Young Vane, and others, who called Milton friend," are to England, should... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 324 pagina’s
...country. What Fletcher of Saltoun is to Scotland, and the brave spirits of the old Commonwealth time, " Hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none The later Sydney, Marvell, Harrington, Young Vane, and others, who called Milton friend," are to England, should... | |
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