 To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,...  The Poetical Works of John Milton ... - Page 8by John Milton - 1824 - 131 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vida Dutton Scudder - 1919 - 572 pages
...serious thoughts had rest in heaven : As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, 190 Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round...skirts the way With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, 195 There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1919 - 106 pages
...As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, 190 Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,...furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, 195 The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to... | |
 | John Mahan English - 1919 - 160 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distresst, To them his heart, his love, his grief were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." CHAPTER II THE ENRICHING OF THE MENTAL LIFE As the preacher... | |
 | Walter Ripman - 1920 - 408 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distrest : To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. GOLDSMITH, The Country Parson. 13B Abou Ben Adhem —... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1922 - 288 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distress'd; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall...furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school; A man severe he was, and stern to view;... | |
 | Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1922 - 1032 pages
...them his heart, his love, his griefs, were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...furze, unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school: A man severe he was, and stern to view,... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1923 - 528 pages
...parson includes a very beautiful simile. To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. But the most tender lines of all are those in which the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 424 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distressed ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given. But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 906 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distressed: To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master... | |
 | Hugh Alexander Law - 1926 - 328 pages
...pleased him, and their cares distressed; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. The Rev. Charles Goldsmith had died some years before... | |
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