I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. The Atlantic Monthly - Seite 1081861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1886 - 650 Seiten
...mode of treatment is a matter which concerns all who would teach or who would learn " High thought and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. " He represents a class whose lowest ranks are indeed impossible, but from whose upper ranks, the best... | |
| 1871 - 608 Seiten
...for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words A i HI courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.' The figure of the King is Miltonic in its shadowy aweinspiring outline as he moves off: — ' And more... | |
| 1876 - 818 Seiten
...is the maiden passion for a maid, N' it only to keep Jown the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man." ' But the fair design of Arthur in the institution of this order of knighthood was doomed to disappointment.... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1863 - 1194 Seiten
...under heaven, Than it the maiden passion for a maid ; Not only to keep down the base in moil. But loach high thoughts and amiable words, And courtliness,...desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes the man." For one year longer the friends remained under the talented architect at N — ; it was than... | |
| 1894 - 664 Seiten
...Not only to keep down the base in nun, But teach high thought, and amiable word«, And courtlineu, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. Thua the Victorian poet, the representative singer of his generation. Now hear the Elizabethan, perhaps... | |
| 1894 - 664 Seiten
...keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the delire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. Thus the Victorian poet, the representative singer of bis generation. Now hear the Elizabethan, perhaps... | |
| Durham city, sch - 1852 - 486 Seiten
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. 21 IDEM GREECE REDDITCM. Oáprrtt. у- афрактос OVK «rti ¿ûvTOï yt/M»vKin'rni. (coYoïSa... | |
| 1861 - 1050 Seiten
...To break the heathen and uphold the Christ,— To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, — To spenk no slander, no, nor listen to it, — To lead sweet...Disregarding all extant works upon tactics, he drew np a simpler system for the use of his men. Throwing aside the old ideas of soldierly bearing, he taught... | |
| 1859 - 802 Seiten
...and the one tendency that directs ihem all, 1 To keep down the base in man, To teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man ;' and surely we must agree that, unless language be hypocrisy and literature a sham, this is not only... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1859 - 256 Seiten
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing, " Lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpose and... | |
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