 | Art - 1813 - 682 pages
...With less of earth in them than Heav'n ; And, if there he a human tear, From passion's dioss irrn'd and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not stain an aneel's eliPi-k, Tis that which piiiu« paient» shed Upon their duteo'is children's Ui-adl—ScoM.... | |
 | Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...her dear form, his mother's band, The islet far behind her lay, And she had landed in the bay. XXII. Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of earth...and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, .It would hot stain an angel's cheek, Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head ! And... | |
 | 1810 - 548 pages
...dear form his mother's band, The i*let far behind her lay, And she bad landed in the bay." " XXII. " Some Feelings are to mortals given With less of earth...heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dros« refin'd and clear, A tear ao 1'mpid and so meek Jt would not stain an angels cheek, 'Tis that... | |
 | English literature - 1811 - 708 pages
...incidents. The following is particularly beautitul. " So.me feelings are to mortals given, With lefs of earth in them than heaven; . . And if there be a human tear From paffion's drofs refined and clear ; A tejr fo limpid and fo meek, It would not Itain an angel's cheek;... | |
 | Religion - 1811 - 872 pages
...interesting. " Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of eailh iu them than heaven ; And il' there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear to limpid and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon... | |
 | 1811 - 868 pages
...interesting. " Some feelings are to mortals given, Wiih ¡ess ul caiih in them tuau heaven; And it there be a human tear < , From passion's dross refined and clear,, A tear to limpid and so meek, It would not suin an angel's cheek, Tis that which pious tuiliers shed Upon... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1811 - 734 pages
...feelings are to mortals gi»en With less of earth in them than heaven ! •< . If there's a tear — a human tear, From passion's dross refined and clear — A tear so gentle and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, '' I is that which pious fathers shed Upon... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1912 - 662 pages
...• With less of earth in them than heaven; But if there he a human tear From passion's drop* refin'd and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not itain an angel's cheek, Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head. LADY of THE... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 724 pages
...apt illustration of the affection which his Majesty entertained for his daughter : — Some feeliogs are to mortals given, , With less of earth in them than heaven; But if there he a human tear From passion's drops re6n'd and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, 1t... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - Education - 1813 - 484 pages
...result of an early attention to objects of sympathy is productive of beneficial consequences. ' i " Some feelings are to mortals given " With less of...and so meek, " It would not stain an angel's cheek — " "Pis that which pious fathers shed " Upon a duteous daughter's head!"* This effusion of paternal... | |
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Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'T is that which pious fathers shed Upon... 
