 | New Church gen. confer - 616 pages
...and delight, but also sweetly commending those delights and blessings to others. " Be good, my child, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long ; And so make life, death, and the vast ' for ever ' One grand sweet song." This, then, is the... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...wait thee here. Oh, come to-day I CHARLES A FAREWELL. MY fairest child, I have no song to give you, Nn lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray ; Yet, ere...lesson I can leave you For every day : — Be good, my dear, and let who will, be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long; And so make life,... | |
 | Baptist missionary society - 1846 - 986 pages
...awaken their young hearts the greatness and beauty of Frank's one Missionary son, " BELIEVE IN JESUS." A FAREWELL. MY fairest child, I have no song to give you ; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who... | |
 | 1880 - 494 pages
...as Mr. Lloyd began talking to Lady Norris she remained silent till they went up stairs. CHAPTER III. "Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that rast for ever One grand, sweet song."— C. KINOSLEY. " MY... | |
 | 1876 - 396 pages
...FARE WELL. My fairest child, I have no song to give you ; Nolarkcouldpipeto skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every...be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long; Andsomake life, death, and that vast for ever, One grand, sweet song. IpOM'S rOLD boy knows how... | |
 | 1858 - 422 pages
...l.1.. My fairest child, I have no song to give you ; NC) lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey : Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every...day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; I 1n noble things, not dream then, all day lung ; And so mnke lil'e, death, and that vast for-ever... | |
 | 644 pages
...A single lady, though advanced in life, Is much more happy than an Ul-match'd wife. PARTING WOliDS. My fairest child, I have no song to give you, No lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you, For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 404 pages
...pupil —why? that be may escape punishment. Not so, says the poet Kingsley. " 'Be good, dear child, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long. And so make life, death and the vast forever One grand, sweet song.' " The speaker declared that... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1857 - 356 pages
...is not verse, but righteousness. Do you recollect, Queen Whims, what I wrote once in your album ? ' Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them, all day long, So making life, death, and that vast forever, One grand, sweet song.'" " Yes, as I smoke my cigar,... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - Great Britain - 1857 - 432 pages
...righteousness. Do you recollect, Queen Whims, what I wrote once in your album? 'Be good, sweetmaid, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them, all day long, So making life, death, and that vast forever, One grand, sweet song.' " "But, you naughty, hypocritical... | |
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My fairest child, I have no song to give you ; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray : Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long :... 
