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To - day , from having been under the control of others , and under the guidance
of mature years and faithful experience , we are thrown upon the resources of an
individual judgment ; to - day , we sever associations which have not only united
...
To - day , from having been under the control of others , and under the guidance
of mature years and faithful experience , we are thrown upon the resources of an
individual judgment ; to - day , we sever associations which have not only united
...
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Civil polity , letters , science , have all had their day without the guidance of a
high moral purpose ; and invariably the passions have prevailed over the intellect
, except the mind with right aims has directed those passions to a scheme of ...
Civil polity , letters , science , have all had their day without the guidance of a
high moral purpose ; and invariably the passions have prevailed over the intellect
, except the mind with right aims has directed those passions to a scheme of ...
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... as the beautiful Grecian captive ; the Alleghanies might have swept along
between the vallies where Mount Ida slept ; the stars and the stripes floated on
the battlements of Troy , and yet the Iliad been unimitated and inimitable to this
day .
... as the beautiful Grecian captive ; the Alleghanies might have swept along
between the vallies where Mount Ida slept ; the stars and the stripes floated on
the battlements of Troy , and yet the Iliad been unimitated and inimitable to this
day .
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And as we sever the bond of union to - day , it is this sentiment in furtherance of
which I would utter my heartiest God speed you — live for your fellow - men . It is
the noblest principle of an enlightened humanity — that of the wandering ...
And as we sever the bond of union to - day , it is this sentiment in furtherance of
which I would utter my heartiest God speed you — live for your fellow - men . It is
the noblest principle of an enlightened humanity — that of the wandering ...
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You who have beguiled yourselves with the sweets of Classic learning , or rioted
amid the more enervating delicacies of later days , remember that such pursuits
are but secondary ; that you are not to spend your lives over those rich pages .
You who have beguiled yourselves with the sweets of Classic learning , or rioted
amid the more enervating delicacies of later days , remember that such pursuits
are but secondary ; that you are not to spend your lives over those rich pages .
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action ambition American American learning attain beautiful become breast bright centuries character civil common consistency correct danger deep Dignity of Learning direct dreams duties earth educated mind elegant elevation empire ence energy equality error exercise faculties familiar farewell feeling fields flowers four future give glad govern grasp grave growing halls hand heart Heaven hope hour human ignorance independence individual institutions intellectual judgment labors land leave letters light literature live means meet ment morality mysteries nature Ne'er never noble opinion past political popular possessed practical present pride principles proper pursuits rest round sacred scenes seek smiles soon soul sphere spirit stand star strange superior sweet Tell thought throng throw to-day true truth voice wanderer wave wisdom yield youth
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Página 44 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Página 44 - Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Página 28 - The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Página 42 - Toil and travel, but no sorrow. We were of all tongues and creeds; — Some were those who counted beads, Some of mosque, and some of church...
Página 47 - ... Earth ne'er offered to the sky Such a minstrelsy ! IX. " And these tranquil shades of elm — Deep their beauty now ! And these old familiar halls — Dearer still they grow. Stay, stay ye fleeting hours ! Bear not from these classic bowers, These happy scenes, and spirits gay, Our kindred souls away ! X.
Página 45 - ... will your sunny reign Ne'er return again? II. THE RESPONSE. TIME. Yes, your years, like transient dreams, All have glided by, Smiling in the Past they stand, A silent company. Still receding, on the shore Of wasting life, they'll come no more. And for you, their sunny reign Ne'er returns again ! III.
Página 48 - Yet one prayer we proffer still ; Grant it ere we go. Gently deal with one, whose eye Rests kindly on us now ! Blessings on that parent-heart ! Heaven's own peace be still its part. Grief, and pain, and sorrow dim, Time, O spare to him ! XII.
Página 45 - ... transient dreams, All have glided by, Smiling in the Past they stand, A silent company. Tell us, ye fleeting band, Gliding to your shadowy land, Tell us — will your sunny reign Ne'er return again ? II. THE RESPONSE. TIME. Yes, your years, like transient dreams, • All have glided by, Smiling in the Fast they stand, A silent company.
Página 45 - Air. CHORUS. Well — our years, like transient dreams, All have glided by, Smiling in the Past they stand, A silent company. Tell us, ye fleeting band, Gliding to your shadowy land, Tell us — will your sunny reign Ne'er return again ? II.
Página 36 - And if this union between all that is pure in morals, and all that is elegant in letters...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Poem |
| Autor | Guy Bryan Schott |
| Editor | B.L. Hamlen, 1841 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 21 Nov. 2007 |
| Largo | 48 páginas |
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