 Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did...  The American Journal of Education - Page 73edited by - 1856Full view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 382 pages
...selfish men. Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice...as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou trav 1 on life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 568 pages
...SBOULDST BE LIVING AT THIS BOOR. RETURN TO US AGAIN, AND GIVE US MANNERS, VIRTUE, FREEDOM, POWER. THY SOUL WAS LIKE A STAR, AND DWELT APART THOU HADST A VOICE, WHOSE SOOND WAS LIKE THE SEA : PURE AS THE NAKED HEAVENS, MAJESTIC, FREE; SO DIDST THOU TRAVEL ON LIFE'S... | |
 | 1848 - 602 pages
...thee. She is a (en Of stagnant waters. We are selfish men. Thy soul was like a star ; and dwelt apart; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free. So didst thou travel on life's common war, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." From the Dublin... | |
 | 1849 - 770 pages
...Thy soul \vas like a star, and dwelt apart; 'I hou hadst a voice whose suuu;l was like the sea; I'ure as the naked heavens, majestic, free. So didst thou travel on life's common Vay." We hear the roar of the sea ; the voice, in English literature, is as that of Niagara among waters.... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1850 - 364 pages
...selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart; Thou had'st a voice...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. WOUDSWOBTH. The absent Rose. Why is it that on Clara's face The lily only has a place ? Is it that... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1850 - 448 pages
...thee. She is a fen Of stagnant waters. We are selfish men. Thy soul was like a star; and dwelt apart; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free. So didst...godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." LORD BYRON. AN objection may meet us on the threshold of this, as well as on that... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1850 - 396 pages
...thee. She is a fen Of stagnant waters. We are selfish men. Thy soul was like a star ; and dwelt apart ; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free. So didst...godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." LORD BYRON. AN objection may meet us on the threshold of this, as well as on that... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...involuntarily to him these lines of Wordsworth on Milton : " His soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ! He had a voice whose sound was like the sea, Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free ; So did he travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness, and yet his heart The lowliest duties on... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 380 pages
...involuntarily to him these lines of Wordsworth on Milton : " His soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ! He had a voice whose sound was like the sea, Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free ; So did he travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness, and yet his heart The lowliest duties on... | |
 | 1859 - 748 pages
...sinful men; Oh raise us up! return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power! Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart; Thou hadst a voice,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay.' Let us now turn to another patriarch, and wander with his shade. Samuel Rogers was a poet. Not a great... | |
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