 Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men.  Popular Astronomy - Page 392edited by - 1910Full view - About this book
 | Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts - 1880 - 782 pages
...inspiration, and furuishes most valuable lessons for the guidance of those who come after. " So, when a good man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the path of men." But let there be no despondency ; there are youth and energy left yet to take up the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1880 - 328 pages
...lives. Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies, For years beyond pur ken, The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. TRAVELS BY THE FIRESIDE. THE ceaseless... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1880 - 456 pages
...against during his lifetime. CHAPTER XV. RESPONSIBILITY. So when a good man dies, For years beyond his ken, The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. LONGFELLOW. For his chaste muse employed her heaven-taught lyre, None but the noblest passions to inspire.... | |
 | 1881 - 552 pages
...Shakespeare. Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. 'So when a great man dies,...light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. HW Longfellow. GREATNESS -The Idea of, an Intuition. What your heart thinks great is great ; the soul's... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth [extracts] Longfellow - 1881 - 474 pages
...OUTEE-MEE. Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies,...light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. CHAELES SUMNEE. The angels sang in heaven when she was born. В. Eush, 1745 ; T. Pringle, 1789 ; Jovellanos,... | |
 | Almira Leach Hayward - 1881 - 378 pages
...27. Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies,...light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. HW Longfellow. fi-l March 26. March 27. 65 His name was spoken far and near, And sounded sweet on every... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1881 - 392 pages
...during his lifetime. CHAPTER XV. RESPONSIBILITY. So when a good man dies, For years beyond his kin, The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. LONGFELLOW. For his chaste muse employed her heaven-taught lyre, None but the noblest passions to inspire,... | |
 | 1882 - 972 pages
...: " Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still traveling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So, when a great man dies,...he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men." Had the past century of our Diocese produced no other products to mark its claim to our notice, the... | |
 | Caroline Bray - 1882 - 168 pages
..." Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its li(;ht, Still travelling downwards from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. " So when a great man dies,...he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men." — Longfellow. QUESTIONS" — 1. What happens when you throw a stone into a pond ? 2. What may be... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 698 pages
...lives. Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies,...light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men. VOX POPULI. WHEN Marzaran, the magician, Journeyed westward through Cathay, Nothing heard he but the... | |
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