 | Books - 1842 - 610 pages
...the woods of spring, Or lonely tapers shooting far a light That guides and cheers — or — seem, like stars on high, Satellites burning in a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory. On The Power of Sound Wordsworth's Stanzas arc wonderfully impressive. Here are the last three. The... | |
 | Edward Jesse - Country life - 1844 - 432 pages
...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity, In statesman, priest, and humble citizen. Oh ! could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...lucid ring, Around meek WALTON'S heavenly memory. Had he been a cruel, he must necessarily have been a bad, man ; but, so far from this being the case,... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...citizen. Methinks their very names shine still and bright; Apart like glow-worms in a summer-night, Or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning in...a lucid ring, Around meek Walton's heavenly memory I" By the moralist, Sanderson is chiefly remembered as the author of Lectures on the Obligation of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen — like stars on high, Satellites burning...a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory. CLERICAL INTEGRITY. NOR shall the eternal roll of praise reject Those Unconforming ; whom one rigorous... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen — like stars on high, Satellites burning...a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory. CLERICAL INTEGRITY. NOR shall the eternal roll of praise rejeet Those Unconforming ; whom one rigorous... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night, Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning in...Around meek Walton's heavenly memory." WORDSWORTH. IN the whole circle of English Literature, a volume more unique and attractive to the best class of... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 322 pages
...Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night, Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning in...lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory." WORDSWOHTH. IN the whole circle of English Literature, a volume more unique and attractive to the best... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pages
...bright, Apart, like glowworms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray, or seen — like stars on high, Satellites burning...Around meek Walton's heavenly memory. WORDSWORTH. Walton tells some good stories of the amiable and accomplished Sir Henry Wotton, who was a great enemy... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pages
...bright, Apart, like glowworms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray, or seen — like stars on high, Satellites burning...a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory. WOBDSWORTB. Walton tells some good stories of the amiable and accomplished Sir Henry Wotton, who was... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - American literature - 1857 - 306 pages
...Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night, Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning in...Around meek Walton's heavenly memory." WORDSWORTH. IF the whole circle of English literature, a volume more unique and attractive to the best class of... | |
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O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their very names shine still and bright ; Apart, — like glowworms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen, like... 
