 This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high...  THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE - Page 463by HODGES SMITH - 1856Full view - About this book
 | George Keate - Margate (England) - 1790 - 388 pages
...truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. " And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall. To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lonely land To lay... | |
 | Missions - 1858 - 778 pages
...lie in Mate while angels trait, With stars for tapers tall ; And dark rock pines for tossing plume« Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely lui To lay him in the grave. From that deep grave -without a name, His free uncoffin'd clay Shall rise... | |
 | Arminianism - 1857 - 1196 pages
...pen On the deathless page truth half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while...angels wait With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay... | |
 | 1861 - 980 pages
...On tho deathless page words half so sage, As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? Tho hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels...tall ; And the dark rock pines like tossing plumes O'er his bier to wave ; And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave. In that deep... | |
 | 1870 - 406 pages
...upturned the «od, And laid the dead man there. And had he not high honour?— The hill-side for a pall To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave ; And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To... | |
 | International society for the evangelization of the Jews - 1873 - 524 pages
...page truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rook-pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lonely land To lay... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 pages
...pen, On the deathless page, words half so sage, As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor ? The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; The dark rock pines like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lovely... | |
 | 294 pages
...deathless page, truths half so sage **f> he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ! The hill side for his pall, To lie in state, while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock-pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To... | |
 | baroness Rosina Doyle Bulwer- Lytton - 1856 - 306 pages
...down for men. And had he not high honour ? 'Mi- hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angelx wait With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock...pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave, And Ood's own hand in that lonely land To lay him in the grave. In that deep grave without a name. Whence... | |
 | Septimus Sears - 1854 - 646 pages
...pen, On the deathless page, words half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour? The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while angels wait, With stars for tapers tall ; The dark rock-pines like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lovely... | |
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