 | 1856 - 506 pages
...which seem to us unpleasant for these reasons. We quote a stanza from the first poem of the book: " Now — the single little turret that remains On the...overrooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching house-leek's head of blossom winks Through the chinks." The words are beautifully descriptive ; but... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1856 - 386 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. 7. Now, — the single little turret that remains On the plains, By the caper overrooted, hy the gourd... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought...overrooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching houseleek's head of blossom winks Through the chinks — vIII. Marks the basement whence a tower in... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 360 pages
...pricked their hearts up, dread of shame And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. 7. Now, — the single little turret that remains On...overrooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching houseleek's head of blossom winks Through the chinks — Marks the basement whence a tower in ancient... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1866 - 120 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought...overrooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching houseleek's head of blossom winks Through the chinks — Marks the basement whence a tower in ancient... | |
 | 1871 - 314 pages
...breathed joy and woo Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought...overrooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching houseleek's head of blossom winks Through the chinks — Marks the basement whence a tower in ancient... | |
 | Charles Hartley - 1872 - 372 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought...little turret that remains On the plains, By the caper over- rooted, by the gourd Overscored, While the patching house-leek's head of blossom winks Through... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1874 - 372 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. IV. Now, — the single little turret that remains ' On the plains, By the caper overrooted, by the... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory prick'd their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. NO-.V— the single little turret that remains On the plains, By the caper over-rooted, by the gourd... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1879 - 324 pages
...breathed joy and woe Long ago ; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame ; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. IV. Now, — the single little turret that remains On the plains, By the caper overrooted, by the gourd... | |
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Where a multitude of men breathed joy and woe Long ago; Lust of glory pricked their hearts up, dread of shame Struck them tame; And that glory and that shame alike, the gold Bought and sold. 
