 But by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward grace is dust ; They could not choose but trust In that sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfect steel to spring...  Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Seite 32von Royal Cortissoz - 1907 - 85 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1872 - 810 Seiten
...lured by any cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity I His was no lonely mountain-peak of mind Thrusting...o'er our cloudy bars, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapcrs blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lived. Fruitful and friendly for all human-kind,... | |
 | 1879 - 692 Seiten
...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. " How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind...o'er our cloudy bars, A sea-mark now. now lost in vapours blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined Fruitful and friendly for all human kind,... | |
 | Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff - 1868 - 300 Seiten
...true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. He was no lonely mountain peak of mind Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy bars A seamark now, now lost in vapours blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful and friendly for his humankind,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 Seiten
...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind...mind, Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy bars, A sea. mark now, now lost in vapors blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level. lined, Fruitful and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 Seiten
...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. light, so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet,...Red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the liars, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1874 - 360 Seiten
...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind...mountain-peak of mind, Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy hare, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 584 Seiten
...sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfect steel to spring V again and thrust. His was no lonely mountain-peak of mind, Thrusting to thin air o'er our A seamark now, now lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie rather, genial, cloudy bars, level-lined, Fruitful... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 Seiten
...trust In that sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfeet steel to spring again and thrust. His was no lonely...mountain-peak of mind, Thrusting to thin air o'er our clondy llars, A seamark now, now lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1879 - 592 Seiten
...be, Not lured by any cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained human They knew that outward grace it dust ; They could not choose but trust In that sure-footed...mountain-peak of mind. Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy liars, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, levellined, Fruitful... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880 - 582 Seiten
...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind...air o'er our cloudy bars, A seamark now, now lost hi vapors blind ; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful and friendly for all human kind,... | |
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