 I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.  Self Culture - Page 6231895Full view - About this book
 | George Edward Jelf - 1871 - 280 pages
...STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD. ' I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, (••',' That men may rise on stepping-stones ". ~. . Of their dead selves to higher things.' "-,'. — IN MEMOBIAM. LONDON: J. AND C. MOZLEY, 6, PATERNOSTER ROW; OXFORD : J. PARKER AND CO. 1871.... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1872 - 498 pages
...MEMORIAM AHH OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII. I. I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones. That men may rise on steppingstones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years, And find in loss a gain to match? Or reach a hand thro' time to... | |
 | Alfred Barry (bp. of Sydney.) - 1871 - 134 pages
...are before, — hardly even sympathise with the more thoughtful spirits of our own day; in their hope "That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things." But, brethren. these views of the world and of life, how can they agree with our belief in God's sovereign... | |
 | Alfred Barry - 1871 - 132 pages
...are before,—hardly even sympathise with the more thoughtful spirits of our own day, in their hope " That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things." But, brethren, these views of the world and of life, how can they agree with our belief in God's sovereign... | |
 | Emma Jane Worboise - 1871 - 508 pages
...lesson which taught you your own frailty, your own unworthiness. Do you remember that some one has said that men may rise " ' On stepping-stones Of their dead selves, to higher things ' ? And our sinful selves should be our dead selves, my dear. Now we will talk about something else.... | |
 | Stallybrass - 1872 - 352 pages
...AUTHOR OF " MARY STANLEY ; OR, THE SECRET ONES.' " I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in diverse tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things." IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON : CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY. 1872. ~!.. •'.The Last of... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1872 - 274 pages
...verses come between other two ; eg:—- " I held it truth with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. -' But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro' time... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1872 - 330 pages
...MEMORIAM. AHH OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII. IN MEMORIAM. HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on steppingstones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro' time to... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pages
..." The Holy Grail." IN MEMORIAM* I. I HELD it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years, And find in loss a gain to match? Or reach a hand through time... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1872 - 350 pages
...MEMORIAM. AHH OBIIT MDCCCXXXI1I. t I UF.LD it truth, with him who eings To one clear harp in divers tone?. That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher thing*. But who shall so forecast the years, And find in loss a gain to match ? Or reach a hand thro'... | |
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