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" CANNOT choose but think upon the time When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder and a little man Of forty inches, bound to show no dread, And... "
Poems: Together with Brother Jacob and The Lifted Veil - Page 68
by George Eliot - 1885 - 380 pages
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 34

American essays - 1874 - 792 pages
...book. " I held him wise, and when he talked to me Of sunken aud birds, and which God loved the best, 1 thought his knowledge marked the boundary Where men grew blind, though angels knew the rest. " If he said ' II"- li ! ' I tried to hold my breath ; Whenever be laid ' Com* ! • I stepped in faith.'1...
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St. Nicholas, Volume 47

Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1920 - 596 pages
...intensely personal poem, "Brother and Sister," she gives glimpses into her worshiping child-heart: I held him wise ; and when he talked to me Of snakes...I thought his knowledge marked the boundary Where man grew blind, though angels knew the rest. If he said, "Hush I" I tried to hold my breath. Wherever...
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The Legend of Jubal: And Other Poems

George Eliot - English poetry - 1874 - 274 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder and...Where men grew blind, though angels knew the rest. If he said " Hush ! " I tried to hold my breath ; Wherever he said " Come ! " I stepped in faith. IX....
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The Legend of Jubal: And Other Poems

George Eliot - Attachment behavior in children - 1874 - 246 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder and...Where men grew blind, though angels knew the rest. If he said, " Hush I " I tried to hold my breath ; Wherever he said, " Come ! " I stepped in faith....
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The Legend of Jubal: And Other Poems

George Eliot - English poetry - 1874 - 268 pages
...upon it When our two lives grew like two At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder and...no dread, And I the girl that puppy-like now ran, Xow lagged behind my brother's larger tread. I held him wise, and when he talked to me Of snakes and...
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Papers of the Manchester Literary Club, Volumes 6-7

Manchester Literary Club - Literature - 1880 - 772 pages
...that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. lie was the elder and a little man Of forty inches, bound...when he talked to me Of snakes and birds, and which CJod loved the best, I thought his knowledge marked the boundary Where men grew blind, though angels...
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Nature and Art: Poems and Pictures from the Best Authors and Artists

English poetry - 1881 - 222 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder, and...Where men grew blind, though angels knew the rest. If he said, " Hush ! " I tried to hold my breath ; Wherever he said, " Come ! " I stepped in faith....
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Papers of the Manchester Literary Club, Volume 7

English literature - 1881 - 416 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder and...when he talked to me Of snakes and birds, and which (Jod loved the best, I thought his knowledge marked the boundary Where men grew blind, though angels...
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Sonnets of Three Centuries: A Selection Including Many Examples Hitherto ...

Sir Hall Caine - Sonnets, English - 1882 - 378 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder, and...Where men grew blind, though angels knew the rest. If he said ' Hush ! ' I tried to hold my breath ; Wherever he said ' Come!' I stepped in faith. WORLDLY...
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Five minutes daily readings of poetry, selected by H.L.S. Lear

Five minutes daily readings - 1882 - 408 pages
...our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is. He was the elder, and...marked the boundary Where men grew blind, though angels know the rest. If he said " Hush ! " I tried to hold my breath, Whenever he said " Come ! " I stepped...
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