tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The Retrospective Review.. - עמוד 310נערך על ידי - 1820תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 דפים
...'tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 דפים
...is the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A sofi, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 דפים
...was he that wrote that character, the piety of which has been pronounced equal to its boldness :— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. His universal... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1845 - 540 דפים
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods.—The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1846 - 752 דפים
...the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, Thejirst true gentleman that ever breathed." In the... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 דפים
...'tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes men look like gods. a A (oft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The contrast... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1847 - 660 דפים
...is the soul of peace : Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It make'' men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true Gentleman that ever breathed.' THE western... | |
| 1877 - 564 דפים
...1 address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AH— " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer— A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true Gentleman that ever breathed." See... | |
| 1891 - 672 דפים
...Correspondente who repeat queries are requested to head the second communication "Duplicate." MTK— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, ice. These lines appear in ' The Honest W e.' KOTWS. Editorial Communications should be addressed to... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1851 - 412 דפים
...the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.1' In the... | |
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