 I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 831861Full view - About this book
 | Julia Douglas Fay - 1878 - 112 pages
...And Heaven repeat again, Eternally the praise, that all may bow ! $n Jftemortam. WILLIAM CASSIDY. " High thoughts and amiable words And courtliness and...fame And love of truth and all that makes a man," Was good King Arthur's model long ago ! And we of centuries later in our midst But yesterday could... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1878 - 712 pages
...under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid ; Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thoughts, and amiable words, And courtliness,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man." Tennyson's Guinevere. Cbe Ctoo jFait&fttl letters. " In deep wet ways, by grey old gardens, Fed with... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1878 - 688 pages
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve before I wedded thee, Believing, " lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpose and... | |
 | John Dempster Bell - 1878 - 480 pages
...something of the same kind as that which gives a gleam to heroes' eyes, and that with "High thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man," you are constituting yourself able and masterful. That the evolvement by the soul of specially quickening... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1879 - 244 pages
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing, ' lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpose and... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 pages
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid ; Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man." Of course this ia only a beautiful picture (and very far was the lion-hearted Bichard from being like... | |
 | Edward William Lane - 1879 - 302 pages
...— that ' Subtle master under heaven, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.' The Muslin has no ideal of chivalry like this to make his life pure and honourable : his religion encourages... | |
 | Charles McKnight - 1873 - 532 pages
...under Heaven, Than is the maiden passion for a maid ; Kot only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thoughts and amiable words, And courtliness,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.— Tennyson. THE first streak of dawn saw the whole party on their feet. While Marie and Wau-ki-na hastily... | |
 | Horace Hills Morgan - 1880 - 476 pages
...Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. LINES FROM VIVIEN. / In Love, if Love be Love, if Love be ours, Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal... | |
 | National association for the promotion of social science - 1880 - 882 pages
...legitimate, pure, and noble drama had power Not only to keep down the base in man But to teach high thought and amiable words, And courtliness and the desire...fame, And love of truth and all that makes a man. The Moral and Artistic Aspects of the Stage. By HERMANN VEZIN. IN the course of human progress, a new... | |
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