| Noah Porter - 1871 - 408 pages
...and a life devoted to reading were fitted to inspire. My days among the dead are past ; Around mo I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old. My never.failing friends arc they, Mrith whom I converse day by day. With them I take delight in weal, And seek relief in woe... | |
| 1871 - 68 pages
...j'JT.H. BEEKHAX 4 CO., PBINTEU. TREASURES OF LIBRARIES. My days among the dead are passed ; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old : My never-J 'ailing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day. With them I take delight in weal,... | |
| Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 pages
...braaks the dog's back. THE SCHOLAR. Around me 1 behold, —LIVINGSTONE. My days among the dead are past; Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old ; My never failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day. And seek relief in woe, With them... | |
| 1872 - 866 pages
...in the words of another laureate, Robert Southey — " My life Among the dead is past : Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast The mighty...friends are they. With whom I converse day by day." His chief ground of complaint ajrainst the Popes was that they kept the Church in shameful captivity... | |
| 1872 - 644 pages
...words of another laureate, Kobe-rt Southey — " My life among the dead is past : Around me I hehold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds...friends are they, With whom I converse day by day." His chief ground of complaint against the Popes was that they kept the Church in shameful captivity... | |
| Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1872 - 532 pages
...laureate, Robert Southey — 181 " My life amon£ the dead is past : Aruinul me I behold, Where'er those casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old. My...friends are they, With whom I converse day by day." His chief ground of complaint against the Popes was that they kept the Church in shameful captivity... | |
| Garland - 1872 - 170 pages
...Hcmans, Longfelloui, TAG E 149 158 '59 -- THE LIBRARY. MY days among the dead are pass'd ; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old ; My never- failing friends are they, With whom I converse night and day. With them I take delight in weal,... | |
| Francis Jacox - 1873 - 490 pages
...gratitude, in remembrance of how much he owed to them. " My days among the Dead are passed ; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty...friends are they, With whom I converse day by day." Quoting Anacreon and Theocritus, Propertius and Martial, Petrarch and Scaliger, in one of his letters... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1873 - 552 pages
...LIBRARY. h O Z P z D O J |VV'jt>l| Y days among the Dead are passed ; Kfel B Around me I behold, u M H O H Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old ; My never-failing friends are they, 51 9 H X O D O 0 Z With whom I converse day by day. K X h Q J D O P 1 jj W With them I take delight... | |
| Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...Southey.—Born 1774, Died 1843. 1220.— THE SCHOLAE. My days among the Dead are past ; Around me I isplay, Each glance my tender breast invades, And robs my wounded soul of never failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day. With them I take delight in weal And... | |
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