 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...Was sliaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel'swing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : О could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Metliiuks their... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : О could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their... | |
 | 1846 - 352 pages
...single-hearted. - And from their mountain-tops glory to the nations. XVI. THE BAN-DE-LA-ROCHE.— No. 2. Oh ! could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...shine still and bright, Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night. Wordsworth. It has been observed, that a period of little more than twelve months,... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of Faith and purest Charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble citizen : 0 could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their... | |
 | 1849 - 736 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...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 stars... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pages
...Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men Dropped from an angel's wing. 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 live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1877 - 668 pages
...n'as shaped, that traced tlie livtt of Ilute good men, Droplfrom an angel's wing: 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 lire, what happiness to die ! Mcthinka their... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1851 - 748 pages
...Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye and runs, and shouts and sings, Or beats the gladsome...yea. in the wave itself, And mighty depth of waters. on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen like stars on... | |
 | 1859 - 748 pages
...not linger on these details. Many will remember Wordsworth's lines of quiet, pious beauty : — ' 0 could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...names shine still and bright Apart, like glowworms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers, when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seem, like stars... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1853 - 420 pages
...Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In statesman, priest and humble citizen." But the great work of " good Mr. Walton" which he and others have most loved, is " The Complete Angler,... | |
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THERE are no colours in the fairest sky So fair as these. The feather, whence the pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble... 
