 This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word; And never earth's philosopher Traced, with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high...  The baptist Magazine - Pagina 6241859Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Guthrie - 1868 - 344 pagina’s
...As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honours — • The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock pines with tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that mountain land To... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1868 - 206 pagina’s
...sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock -pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lonely land To... | |
 | Hugh Taylor Howat - 1868 - 328 pagina’s
...heaven ; and what of Moses ? — ' Had he, too, not high honour, The hillside for his pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall ? And the dark rock pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pagina’s
...half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour,The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,...that lonely land, To lay him in the grave ? In that strange grave without a name, Whence his uncoffin'd clay Shall break again, O wondrous thought ! Before... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - 396 pagina’s
...so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor, — The hillside for a pall, To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,...that lonely land, To lay him in the grave ? In that strange grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again, O wondrous thought! Before... | |
 | Alexander Kennedy Isbister - 1870 - 420 pagina’s
...deathless page, truths half so sage And had he not high honour— The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,...that lonely land, To lay him in the grave? In that strange grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again, O wondrous thought! Before... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1870 - 204 pagina’s
...sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,...that lonely land To lay him in the grave ? In that strange grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again, O wondrous thought ! Before... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - 1870 - 422 pagina’s
...down for men. And had he not high honor? The hillside for his pall ; To lie in state while angels wait And the dark rock-pines, like tossing plumes, Over...grave; In that deep grave, without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again — most wondrous thought! — Before the judgment day, And stand... | |
 | James Spong - 1870 - 288 pagina’s
...honour ? The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; The dark rock-pines like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lovely land, To lay him in/ his grave, — In that deep grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined... | |
 | Jonathan Ashe - 1870 - 372 pagina’s
...for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; The dark rock pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lovely land, To lay him in the grave ? In that deep grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay... | |
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