 Oh could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die! Methinks their very names shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen — like...  Bentley's Miscellany - Página 256editado por - 1840Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Edward Thring - 1868 - 392 páginas
...1o. We may . . . mark at leisure Features that else had vanished like a dream. p. 283. No. 1. 11. O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! p. 284. Dependent Sentence. 12. That England may rebel Against her ancient virtue. p. 285. Conditional... | |
 | Powys-land Club - 1874 - 540 páginas
...whence the pen * Was shaped, that traced the lives of these good men, Dropt from an angel's wing .... O, could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die." So high was the opinion of the great Lord Bacon of the attainments of George Herbert, that he submitted... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1869 - 752 páginas
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen: 0 could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...Methinks their very names shine still and bright; Apart—like glow-worms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray;... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1870 - 424 páginas
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen — like stars... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 832 páginas
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In statesman, priest, and humble citizen. 01 could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...like glow-worms in the woods of spring, Or lonely tai>ers shooting far a light That guides and cheers — or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 836 páginas
...charity In statesman, priest, and humide citizen. O! conld we copy their mild virtues, then What j"V to live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their...Or lonely tapers shooting far a light That guides anil chrers — or seen, like etare on high, Satellites burning in a lucid ring Around meek Walton's... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1871 - 630 páginas
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen: О could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...names shine still and bright; Apart— like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers v.hen from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen— like stars... | |
 | George Herbert - 1871 - 362 páginas
...sleeps ; Herbert delights to set anthems to his lute ; and Wotton bequeaths , his viol to a friend. " 0 could we copy their mild virtues ! then What joy to...shine still and bright; Apart, — like glow-worms on a summer night: Or lonely tapers, when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen, like stars on... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 páginas
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humhle Citizen: O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what hlessedness to die ! Methinks their very names shine still and hright; Apart — like glow.worms on... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 páginas
...read of faith and purest charity In statesman, priest, and humble citizen. Oh, could we copy ftieir mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness...names shine still and bright ; Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen, like stars on... | |
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