| Boston (Mass.). City Council - 1865 - 314 pages
...may learn a lesson of wisdom from Mr. Everett here. Wordsworth tells us that — " The primal duties shine aloft — like stars ; The charities that soothe,...Are scattered at the feet of man — like flowers." So there were gifts in Mr. Everett which we may never aspire to possess. They shine aloft like stars,... | |
| John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...verse.f Ibid. A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays And confident to-morrows. Book vii. The primal duties shine aloft, like stars ; The charities, that soothe,...bless, Are scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers. Book ix. By happy chance we saw A twofold image ; on a grassy bank A snow-white ram, and in the crystal... | |
| Blade - Youth - 1865 - 268 pages
...than it would were it your neighbour's. LETTER V. SOCIAL DUTIES AND PKIVILEGES. " The primal duties shine aloft like stars ; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scatter'd at the feet of men like flowers." WOEDSWOSIH. I PEOPOSE in this letter to talk to you concerning... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1866 - 508 pages
...He deal herein with nice respects, And frustrate all the rest ! Believe it not : The primal duties shine aloft— like stars; The charities that soothe,...and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of mnn — like flowers ; The generous inclination, the just rule, Kind wishes, and good actions, and... | |
| Sunday school literature - 1866 - 344 pages
...and of love. Hushed be every thought that springs From out the bitterness of things. The charithes that soothe and heal and bless Are scattered at the feet of man, like flowers. A mother is a mother still, — The holiest thing alive. Never, believe me, Appear the immortals, —... | |
| Great Britain - 1867 - 972 pages
...He deal herein with nice respects, And frustrate all the rest ! Believe it not : The primal duties shine aloft — like stars ; The charities that soothe,...Are scattered at the feet of man — like flowers. The generous inclination, the just rnle, Kind wishes, and good action«, and pure thought!. No mystery... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...regular confusion ends. 3. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE ATTAINABLE BY ALL. — Wordsworth. The pri'mal duties shine aloft like stars ; The charities that soothe,...bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers ; The generous inclination, the just rule, Kind wishes, and good actions, and pure thoughts, — No... | |
| George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1867 - 360 pages
...slow But on occasion's forelock watchful wait. P. R., iii. 172. The primal duties shine aloft—like stars; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at th« feet of Man—like flowers. The Excursion, ix. this imperial Realm, While she exacts allegiance,... | |
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