| 1868 - 414 Seiten
...dared to stand beside her When craven churls deride her ; To face u He in arms, and not to yield. That shows methinks God's plan And measure of a stalwart man, Limbed like the old heroic creeds; Who stands self- poised on nature's solid earth ; Not forced to frame excuses for his birth,... | |
| 1865 - 654 Seiten
...sympathizer things. A LOOKER-ON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. BT JAME8 RUSSELL LOWELL. LIFE may be given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is Fate ; But then to sfomd beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a lie iri... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 Seiten
...eternal Rome ! LI.— A TRIBUTE TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN. JAMES R. LOWELL. 1. Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is fate ; But then to stand beside her When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 Seiten
...eternal Rome ! LI.— A TRIBUTE TO ABRAHAM LINCOLNJAMES K. LOWEIX. 1. Life may be given in many ways, And loyalty to truth be sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is fate; But then to stand beside her When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms... | |
| 1868 - 850 Seiten
...given in many ways, And loyalty to truth bo sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is Fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven...deride her, To front a lie in arms, and not to yield 1 MEMORIAL LITERATURE. We sit here in the Promised Land That flows with Freedom's honey nnd milk ;... | |
| 1868 - 556 Seiten
...many ways, And loyalty to truth he sealed As bravely in the closet as the field, So generous is Pate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a lie in arms, and not to yield 1 We sit here in the Promised Land That flows with Freedom's honey and milk ; But 'twas they won it,... | |
| 1868 - 874 Seiten
...given in many ways, And loyaltv to truth be sealed As bravely m the closet as the field, So generous is Fate ; But then to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front a Me in arms, and not to yield ! We sit here in the Promised Land That flows with Freedom's honey and... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1869 - 312 Seiten
...victim of thy genius, not its mate I" Life may bo given in many ways, And loyalty to Truth bo scaled As bravely in the closet as the field, So bountiful...front a lie in arms and not to yield, This shows, mcthinks, God's plan And measure of a stalwart man, Limbed like the old heroic breeds, Who stands self-poised... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...DlNAH MARIA MULOCK. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. FROM THE " COMMEMORATION ODE." LIFE may be given in many ways, C ) ; Hut thru to stand beside her, When craven churls deride her, To front я li'1 in arms and not to... | |
| 1872 - 900 Seiten
...DINAH MARIA MULOCK. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. FROU THE " COMMEMORATION ODE," LIFE may be given in many ways, lips was folded down In perfect, purple state ; since...when, indeed, I have been proud, and said, "My love, stand self-poised on manhood's solid earth, Not forced to frame excuses for his birth, Fed from within... | |
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