 Oh could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die! Methinks their very names shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen — like...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 256edited by - 1840Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1823 - 616 pages
...these good men Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye ; We read of faith and purest chanty In statesman, priest and humble citizen. Oh, could...lonely tapers shooting far a light That guides and cheers,--or seen, like stars on high, Satellites turning in a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly... | |
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...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen — like stars... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...With moisten'd eye We read of Faith and purest Charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...names shine still and bright ; Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night ; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen, like stars on... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1834 - 478 pages
...With moistened cyo We read of faith and purest charity, In statesman, pnest, and humble citizen. Oh I could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what happiness to die ! Methinks their very names, shine still and bright, Satellites turning in a lucid... | |
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...; with moisten'd eye We read of faith and purest charity In statesman, priest, and humble citizen. Methinks their very names shine still and bright; Apart like glow-worms in a summer-night, Or seen, like stars on high, Satellites burning in a lucid ring, Around meek Walton's... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
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...With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : О could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Metliiuks their very names shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night ;... | |
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...single-hearted. - And from their mountain-tops glory to the nations. XVI. THE BAN-DE-LA-ROCHE.— No. 2. Oh ! could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy...shine still and bright, Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night. Wordsworth. It has been observed, that a period of little more than twelve months,... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...With moistened eye We read of Faith and purest Charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble citizen : 0 could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...names shine still and bright ; Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night, Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray ; or seen, like stars on... | |
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