Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated. Also, A Thousand Lines, and Other Poems |
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... knowledge grounded deeper ; Arguments of high scope , that have soared to the keystone of heaven , And thence have swooped to their certain mark , as the falcon to its quarry ; The fruits I have gathered of prudence , the ripened ...
... knowledge grounded deeper ; Arguments of high scope , that have soared to the keystone of heaven , And thence have swooped to their certain mark , as the falcon to its quarry ; The fruits I have gathered of prudence , the ripened ...
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... Knowledge hath clipped the lightning's wings , and mewed it up for a purpose , Training to some domestic task the fiery bird of heaven ; Tamed is the spirit of the storin , to slave in all peaceful arts , To walk with husbandry and ...
... Knowledge hath clipped the lightning's wings , and mewed it up for a purpose , Training to some domestic task the fiery bird of heaven ; Tamed is the spirit of the storin , to slave in all peaceful arts , To walk with husbandry and ...
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... knowledge , patience , and humility , And these be as precious ore , that waiteth the skill of the coiner : Despise not the blessings of adversity , nor the gain thou hast earned so hardly , And now thou hast drained the bitter , take ...
... knowledge , patience , and humility , And these be as precious ore , that waiteth the skill of the coiner : Despise not the blessings of adversity , nor the gain thou hast earned so hardly , And now thou hast drained the bitter , take ...
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... ; a bottomless chasm : such is wisdom without memory . There be many wise , who cannot store their knowledge ; Yet from themselves are they satisfied , for the fountain is within⚫ There be many who store , but have no wisdom OF MEMORY .
... ; a bottomless chasm : such is wisdom without memory . There be many wise , who cannot store their knowledge ; Yet from themselves are they satisfied , for the fountain is within⚫ There be many who store , but have no wisdom OF MEMORY .
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... knowledge , bend the ear of attention and respect ; But yield not further to the teaching , than as thy mind is warranted by reasons . Better is an obstinate disputant , that yieldeth inch by inch , Than the shallow traitor to himself ...
... knowledge , bend the ear of attention and respect ; But yield not further to the teaching , than as thy mind is warranted by reasons . Better is an obstinate disputant , that yieldeth inch by inch , Than the shallow traitor to himself ...
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art thou beauty Behold better blessing break the wave charity child creature dark death deep doth dread dream earth eternity evil fair faith false fame fancy fear flowers folly fool glad glory gloweth goeth guilt happy hate hath heaven heed hideth history of earth holy honesty honour hope humble humility innocence Jehovah justice king King's remembrancer knoweth labour lieth light live look looketh loveth mammon man's matter memorial of earth mercy mighty mind mocketh mystery never Nireus nursling Ovid pain pleasure poison praise prayer pride reason Rechabite rich scorn secret selfish shalt thou sloth smile solitude sorrow soul spirit standeth strong sweet thee thine things thou art thou canst thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thoughts thy heart thyself to-day toil trust truth unto vanity Verily weak wealth Wherefore wisdom wise words youth
Popular passages
Page 108 - Scratch the green rind of a sapling, or wantonly twist it in the soil, The scarred and crooked oak will tell of' thee for centuries to come...
Page 124 - And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne ; and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone ; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Page 122 - Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?" Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
Page 122 - Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men...
Page 121 - Latini, et quo quemque modo fugiatque feratque laborem. sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
Page 103 - LOVE : — what a volume in a word, an ocean in a tear, A seventh heaven in a glance, a whirlwind in a sigh, The lightning in a touch, a millennium in a moment...
Page 231 - Freedom gloweth in his eyes, and Nobleness of nature at his heart, And Independence took a crown and fixed it on his head : So, he stood in his integrity, just and firm of purpose, Aiding many, fearing none, a spectacle to angels and to men : Yea, — when the shattered globe shall rock in the throes of dissolution, Still will he stand in his integrity, sublime — an honest man.
Page 246 - Egyptians ; one displaced from its pedestal by enormous roots ; another locked in the close embrace of branches of trees, and almost lifted out of the earth ; another hurled to the ground, and bound down by huge vines and creepers; and one standing, with its altar before it, in a grove of trees which grew around it, seemingly to shade and shroud it as a sacred thing ; in the solemn stillness of the woods, it seemed a divinity mourning over a fallen people.
Page 9 - Searchings after Truth, that have tracked her secret lodes, And come up again to the surface-world with a knowledge grounded deeper; Arguments of high scope, that have soared to the keystone of heaven...
Page 58 - She is the King's remembrancer, and steward of many blessings, Holding the buckler of security over her unthankful land : For that weak fluttering heart is strong in faith assured, Dependence is her might, and behold — she prayeth.