 O, poor man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign ; A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee.  The North American Review - Seite 299herausgegeben von - 1844Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 Seiten
...man's son! scorn not thy state; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great: Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. 6. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Both, children of the same... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 504 Seiten
...man's son! scorn not thy state; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great: Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. 6. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Both, children of the same... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1883 - 382 Seiten
...state; There is worse weariness than thine, A heritage, it seems to me, In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign; Worth being poor to hold in fee. Both, children of the same dear God, Prove title to your heirship... | |
 | Mary Cecil Hay - 1883 - 318 Seiten
...anxiously. ' Change ? No, I have change for ever. It is rest I want, and sleep. Who says of sleep, " A heritage it seems to me, worth being poor to hold in fee." Why, poverty is sometimes as sweet as sleep itself. Barbara,' — she suddenly rose and stretched her... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 280 Seiten
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great. Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. 9. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Both, children of the same... | |
 | Boy - 1884 - 156 Seiten
...than thine, In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragment and benign ; A heritage, it seems to me. Worth being poor to hold in fee. Lowell. THE REVEILLE. HARK ! I hear the tramp of thousands, And of armed men the hum ; Lo ! a nation's... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 266 Seiten
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine In merely being rich and great : Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. 9. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last ; Both, children of the same... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 Seiten
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great : Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. 9. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last ; Both, children of the same... | |
 | 1887 - 168 Seiten
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. LOWELL (The Heritage). 41 ~|% JT~Y fairest child, I have no song to give you; JLY-JL No lark could... | |
 | Charles Adamson Salmond - 1888 - 258 Seiten
...problems of their own — " THY WORD IS TRUTH." VIII. HODGE THE YOUNGER CONTRASTED WITH HIS FATHER. " Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in...earth at last ; Both, children of the same dear God, Proved title to an heirship vast By record of a well-filled past ; A heritage, it seems to me, Well... | |
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