 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 564 pages
...so, — cross'd me in my path, I felt myself degraded back to them, And was all clay again. . . . 1 1 could not tame my nature down ; for he Must serve who fain would sway — and soothe — and sue — Ami watch all time — and pry into all place — And be a living lie — who would become A mighty... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...so, — cross'd me in my path, I felt myself degraded back to them, And was all clay again. . . . 1 I could not tame my nature down ; for he Must serve who fain would sway — and soothe — and sne — And watch all time — and pry into all place — And be a living lie — who would become... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...so,—cross'd me in my path, I felt myself degraded back to them, And was all clay again. . . . 1 1 could not tame my nature down ; [for he Must serve who fain would sway^-aud soothe—and sue— ': And watch all time—and pry into all place— And be a living lie—who... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1872 - 776 pages
...but mighty still.—But this is past, My thoughts mistook themselves. Abbot. And wherefore «o ? Man. I could not tame my nature down ; for he Must serve who fain would sway—and soothe—and sue-— And watch all time—and pry into all place— And be a living lie—who... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1873 - 898 pages
...My thoughts mistook themselves. Abbot. And wherefore so ? Man. I could not tame my nature down ; fur he Must serve who fain would sway — and soothe —...place — And be a living lie — who would become î A mighty thing amongst the mean, and such The mass are ; I disdain'd to mingle with A herd, though... | |
 | Francis Jacox - Bible - 1873 - 516 pages
...climbing genus in man as well as plants : " they aspire through servility." Manfred tells the Abbot, " I could not tame my nature down, for he must serve who fain would sway ; must soothe, and sue, and be a living lie." Mr. Tennyson's defrauded city-clerk, watching the gait... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1873 - 496 pages
...though I wore thé form, , 1 had not sympalhy with breathing flesh.... I could not lame my nature downj for he Must serve who fain would sway — and soothe — and sue — And watch ail time — and pry into ail place — And be a living lie — who would become A mighty thing upon... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1874 - 568 pages
...so,— cross'd me in my path, I felt myself degraded back to them, And was all clay again. . . . 1 I could not tame my nature down ; for he Must serve who fain would sway — and soothe — ut,d sue — And watch all time — and pry into all place — And be a living lie — who would... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1876 - 462 pages
...be so, — cross'd me in my path, I felt myself degraded back to them, And was all clay again. ... 1 I could not tame my nature down ; for he Must serve...would become A mighty thing amongst the mean, and snch The mass are ; I disdain'd to mingle with A herd, though to be leader — and of wolves." . .... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1878 - 636 pages
...low, but mighty still. But this is past, My thoughts mistook themselves. AbboL And wherefore so? Man. I could not tame my nature down; for he Must serve...living lie, who would become A mighty thing amongst the mean—and such The mass are : I disdain'd to mingle with A herd, though to be leader— and of wolves.... | |
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I could not tame my nature down; for he Must serve who fain would sway— and soothe, and sue. And watch all time, and pry into all place, And be a living lie, who would become A mighty thing amongst the mean, and such The mass are ; I disdain'd to mingle... 
