 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...perfect character of the Divine word. The first of men that e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, Jl soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever lived. The gentleman and the Christian knight are here one, as they always should be, united in the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...Passages like the following would do honour to any dramatist Of Patience : — Patience ! why, 'tis n solitude, but out of a love and desire to sequester...to have been falsely and èignedly in some of the Л soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1877 - 564 pages
...1 address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AH— " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...spirit ; The first true Gentleman that ever breathed." See Dekker's Honest Whore, pt. i. Act i. sc. 12. ETMW— " Though the mills of God grind slowly," &c.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1891 - 672 pages
...Correspondente who repeat queries are requested to head the second communication "Duplicate." MTK— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, ice. These lines appear in ' The Honest W e.' KOTWS. Editorial Communications should be addressed to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...Patience ! why, 'tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes L/M/{.: ; }/~/y$o+ .p/ $ $ & - , . . breath d. The contrast between female honour and shame — Nothing did make me, when T loved them beat,... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1851 - 412 pages
...my lord, why, 't is the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.1' In the same spirit is his dialogue between the Christian lady and the angel, in The Virgin... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...why, 'tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes men look liko gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him...tranquil spirit: The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. FEMALE HONOUR AND SHAME CONTRASTED. Nothing did make me, when I loved them best To loatho... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes men look like gods. The beat of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer,...tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. FEMALE HONOUR AND SHAME CONTRASTED. Nothing did make me, when I loved them best To loathe... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...King. Patience! why 'tis the soul of peace! Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore...spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breathed. Thomas Decker. Patience! for I have wrong, And dare not shew wherein; Patience shall be my song, Since... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1853 - 424 pages
...lord, why, 't is the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes meu look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth...spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed." In the same spirit is his dialogue between the Christian lady and the angel, in The Virgin Martyr,... | |
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tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman, that ever... 
