 The path of duty was the way to glory; He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his journey closes, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses....  The Popular Science Monthly - Page 3361885Full view - About this book
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1861 - 860 pages
...by the life of man — such lesson as the life of Wellington embodied, and the Laureate sang : — " Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path...right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his jonrncy close*, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy pnrplcs, which outredden The... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 pages
...not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story, The path of duty was the way to glory : He that walks...journey closes, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 pages
...not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story, The path of duty was the way to glory : He that walks...journey closes, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1861 - 844 pages
...lesson as the life of Wellington embodied, and the Laureate sang : — " Not once or twiee in our rongh island story, The path of duty was the way to glory. He that walks it, only thirsting >\ir the right, and learns to deaden lLovc of self, before his journey close?, lle shall find the stubborn... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...the " still small voice." Dobell. DUTY— leads to Glory. Not once or twice in our rough island-story The path of duty was the way to glory : He that walks...journey closes, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1862 - 698 pages
...not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story. The path of duty was the way to glory : He that walks it, or-ly thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his journey closes, He shall... | |
 | 1862 - 1006 pages
...bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden roses. Not once or twice in our fair island story, The path of duty was the way to glory. He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart, and knees, and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the... | |
 | 1862 - 808 pages
...and will continue to be, the guide of the British soldier. " Not once, or twice, in our fair island's story, The path of duty was the way to glory ; He that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart, and knees, and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the... | |
 | 1863 - 596 pages
...Edinburgh. " N'ot once, or twice in our roiiRh island story, The path of duty was the way to irlory ; He that walks it, only thirsting for the right, And...journey closes, he shall find The stubborn thistle burjtinpr into (tlos«y purples, That outreddcn all voluptuous garden roses. Tennyton. DRUNKENNESS.... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1863 - 468 pages
...bursting Inta glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our fair island story, The path of duty was the way to glory : He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the... | |
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