 | Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 pages
...mortal ever lost or gain d ! Plow many a spirit born to bless Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success Had wafted to eternal fame ! Moore, Lalla Rookh. BEBUKE — tcc Love, Philosophy. Forbear sharp speeches to her ; she's a iady... | |
 | Robert Kidd - 1883 - 518 pages
...mortal ever lost or gain'd! How many a spirit born to bless Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to...spread Their wings above the mountain-head, Become enthroned in upper air, And turn to sun-bright glories there. — Moore. THUE REPENTANCE. 'Tis not... | |
 | Robert Kidd - 1883 - 518 pages
...mortal ever lost or gain'd! How many a spirit born to bless Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to...spread Their wings above the mountain-head, Become enthroned in upper air, And turn to sun-bright glories there. TRUE REPENTANCE. —Moore. 'Tis not to... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1883 - 782 pages
...mortal ever lost or gaiu'd ! How many a spirit born to bless Hath sunk beneath that withering name. Whom but a day's, an hour's success Had wafted to eternal fame ! 4171 Moore: Lalla Rookh. Fire-Worshippers. REBUKE — see Love, Philosophy. Forbear sharp speeches... | |
 | Everhardus Johannes Potgieter - 1885 - 424 pages
...lost or gain'd. »How mauy a spirit, born to bless, »Hath suuk beneath that withering name, i)Whom but a day's, an hour's success, »Had wafted to eternal...again ; — »But, if they once triumphant spread nTheir wings above the mountain-head, »Become enthrou'd in upper air, »And turn to sun-bright glories... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...mortal ever lost or gained. How many a spirit, born to bless, Has sunk beneath that withering name, The path to the secret mountain fastness of the Ghebers is at last revealed to the Mshometans by a... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - 1887 - 276 pages
...to bless, Hath sunk beneath that withering name,— Whom but a day's, an hour's success, If checked in soaring from the plain, Darken to fogs, and sink...spread Their wings above the mountain-head — Become enthroned in upper air, And turn to sun-bright glories there ! REGRETFUL PITY. — Shakespeare. Alas... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - 1887 - 270 pages
...mortal ever lost or gained. How many a spirit, born to bless, Hath sunk beneath that withering name, — Whom but a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to...exhalations, when they burst From the warm earth, if chilled at first, If checked in soaring from the plain, Darken to fogs, and sink again ; — Bui, —... | |
 | 1887 - 548 pages
...Of mortal ever lost or gained. How many a spirit born to bless Hath sunk beneath thy withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to eternal fame." As a looker-on, I feel that both parties in the war have so much to be proud of, that both can afford... | |
 | John Singleton Mosby - 1887 - 276 pages
...REMINISCENCES. CHAPTER I. "Rebellion! How many a spirit born to bless, Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's — an hour's — success Had wafted to eternal fame." — Tom Moore. TN April, 1861, I was attending court at Abingdon, •*• Va., when I met a person... | |
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Rebellion ! foul, dishonouring word, Whose wrongful blight so oft has stain'd The holiest cause that tongue or sword Of mortal ever lost or gain'd. How many a spirit, born to bless, Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success... 
