 Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete; That not a worm is cloven in vain; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain.  The Spiritual Magazine - Page 4931866Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...the pile complete: That not a worm is cloven in vain; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain. Behold we know not any thins: 1 can but trust that good shall fall At last — far-off — at last, to all, And every... | |
 | Criticism - 1850 - 676 pages
...one life shall be destroyed, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete ; " That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain. " Behold ! we know not any thing ;... | |
 | Literature - 1912 - 880 pages
...has oftener produced a poet "tired of myself and sick of asking"; or another who hopes wistfully— that good shall fall At last far off, at last to all And every winter turn to spring. or a third who astonishes us with the agile shuffling of "Bishop Blougram's Apology"... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - Grief - 1850 - 228 pages
...one life shall be destroy'd, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete ; That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth...shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, 7'i So runs my dream : but what am I ? An infant crying in the night : An infant crying for the light... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...one life shall be destroy 'd, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete ; That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth...shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, Lin. So runs my dream : but what am I ? An infant crying in the night : An infant crying for the light... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 236 pages
...one life shall be destroy 'd, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete ; That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth...can but trust that good shall fall At last — far on0 — at last, to all, 76 So runs my dream : but what am I ? An infant crying in the night : An infant... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 272 pages
...one life shall be destroyed, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete ; That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain. Behold ! we know not any thing ; I... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1851 - 234 pages
...one life shall be destroy'd, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When Q-od hath made the pile complete ; That not a worm is cloven in vain; That not a moth...anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last—far off—at last, to all, So runs my dream: but what am I ? An infant crying in the night:... | |
 | English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...one life shall be destroy'd, Or cast as rubbish in the void, When God hnth made the pile complete. " That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivell'd in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain." The persons of whom he is called... | |
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