 See the King— I would help him but cannot, the wishes fall through. Could I wrestle to raise him from sorrow, grow poor to enrich, To fill up his life, starve my own out, I would— knowing which, I know that my service is perfect. Oh, speak through...  Poets the Interpreters of Their Age - Page 391by Anna Swanwick - 1892 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Arminianism - 1872 - 1200 pages
...the italics being inserted simply for sake of emphasis : — " See the king— I would help him bnt cannot, the wishes fall through. Could I wrestle to...knowing which, I know that my service is perfect. 0 speak through me now 1 Would I suffer for Mm that I love t So icaiildcst Thou, so wilt Thou. So shall... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1856 - 386 pages
...what stops my despair ? This ; — 'tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do ! See the king — I would help him but cannot, the...through me now ! Would I suffer for him that I love ? So wilt Thou — so wilt Thou ! So shall crown thee the topmost, ineffablest, uttermost Crown — And... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...what stops my despair ? This; — 'tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do ! See the king — I would help him but cannot, the...through me now ! Would I suffer for him that I love ? So wilt Thou— so wilt Thou ! So shall crown Thee the topmost, ineSablest, uttermost crown — And Thy... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1864 - 442 pages
...course of simple, but yet subtle thought, by which the song reaches this triumphant issue : — " O, speak through me now ! Would I suffer for him that I love ? So wilt Thou — so wilt Thou ! So shall erown thee, the topmost, ineflablest, uttermost crown — And... | |
 | Literature - 1867 - 590 pages
...had never before dreamt of, and his human love becomes an Apocalypse of the Everlasting Mercy : — " See the King — I would help him, but cannot, the...service is perfect. Oh, speak through me now ! Would I sufier for him that I love ? So wouldst Thou, so wilt Thou ! So shall crown Thee the topmost, incflablest,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1867 - 824 pages
...he had never before dreamt of, and his human love becomes an Apocalypse of the Everlasting Mercy : " See the King — I would help him, but cannot, the...raise him from sorrow, grow poor to enrich, To fill up hie life starve my own out, 1 would — knowing which I know that my service is perfect. Oh, speak... | |
 | 1867 - 832 pages
...impotent yearning do all for this man, And dare doubt He alone shall not help him, who yet alone can ?.,. Could I wrestle to raise him from sorrow, grow poor to enrich, Te fill up his life, starve my own out, I would — knowing which, I know that my service is perfect.... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1864 - 408 pages
...course of simple, but yet subtle thought, by which the song reaches this triumphant issue : — " O, speak through me now ! Would I suffer for him that I love ? So wilt Thou — so wilt Thou ! So shall crown thee, the topmost, inefl'ablest, uttermost crown — And... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1874 - 372 pages
...stops my despair ? " This ; — 't is not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do ! \ " See the King — I would help him, but cannot, the...him that I love ? So wouldst thou — so wilt thou ! " So shall crown thee the topmast, ineffablest, uttermost crown— " And thy love fill infinitude... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1879 - 324 pages
...stops my despair ? " This ; — 't is not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do ! " See the King — I would help him but cannot, the...him that I love ? So wouldst thou — so wilt thou ! " So shall crown thee the topmost, ineffablest, uttermost crown — " And thy love fill infinitude... | |
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