 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. Both, heirs...  The World's Way: Lays of Life and Labour - Pagina 2711864 - 304 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | William Morley Punshon - 1873 - 400 pagini
...worse weariness than thine In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, 290 And makes rest fragrant and benign : A heritage, it...same dear God, Prove title to your heirship vast By records of a well-fill'd past : A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. 291 A... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pagini
...not thy statej There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great; Work only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign...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... | |
 | 1873 - 350 pagini
...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, Both, heirs of some six feet of sod, Are equal in tho earth at last ; Both children of the same dear... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pagini
...Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant aud benign;—- A heritage, it seems to me, Both heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Both children of the same great God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past;— A heritage, it seems... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pagini
...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...hold in fee. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are ecrual in the earth at last ; Both, children of the same dear God, Prove title to yonr heirship vat>t... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 pagini
...not thy state; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great; Toil only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign;...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... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 pagini
...than thine, In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest flagrant and benign; A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. Ilnth, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Hoth, children of the same dear... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pagini
...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...God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past ; A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. THE ROSE : A BALLAD.... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 pagini
...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...God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past ; A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. THE KOSE : A BALLAD.... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 pagini
...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...God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-tilled past; A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. NEW ENGLAND SPRING.... | |
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