 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
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. 8. And bad he not high honor ? The hill side for his pall ; To lie in state while angels wait With...tapers tall ; And the dark rock pines, like tossing plunu«, Over his bier to wave ; And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave,... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 506 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 dark rock pines for tossing plumes Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land,... | |
 | Alexander Yule - 1867 - 196 pages
...passed on earth." " And had he not high honour ? The hill.side for his pall, 140 DELAY AND DENIAL. 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... | |
 | Richard Edwards, John Russell Webb - Readers - 1868 - 510 pages
...deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. 8. And had he not high honor ? The hill side for his pall ; To lie in state while angels wait With...hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave, — Shall break again — O wondrous thought !Before the judgment day, And stand with glory wrapped... | |
 | Hugh Taylor Howat - 1868 - 328 pages
...have seen, by a direct translation to heaven ; and what of Moses ? — ' Had he, too, not high honour, The hillside for his pall, To lie in state, while...God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in his grave ?' Thus, having left earth in a very singular manner, Moses and Elias now return to earth... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - Hymns - 1868 - 206 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...that lonely land To lay him in the grave ? In that strange grave without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again, O wondrous thought ! Before... | |
 | Thomas Guthrie - Bible - 1868 - 344 pages
...the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honours — • The hill-side for his pall, To lie in state while...With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock pines with tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that mountain land To lay him in... | |
 | Religious poetry, English - 1868 - 240 pages
...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...hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave 1 In that deep grave -without a name, Whence his uncoffined clay Shall break again — most wondrous... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 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 rock-pines, like tossing plumes, Over his bier to wave, And God's own hand in that lonely land, To... | |
 | Jonathan Ashe - 1870 - 372 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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