 | United States. Department of State - 1867 - 964 pages
...quaint wit made home-truth seem more true, How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble yet now hopeful he could be; How in good fortune and in ill...for gold nor feverish for fame. He went about his work—such work as few Ever had laid on head and heart and handAs one who knows, where there's a task... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - Generals - 1868 - 606 pages
...rose ; How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true; How, iron-like, his temper grew hy blows ; How humble, yet how hopeful he could be ; How in good fortune and in ill the same ; Nor bitter in suecess, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. He went about his work — such... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...rose; How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true; How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful he could be; How in good fortune or ill the same; Nor bitter in success, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold nor feverish for fame. He... | |
 | Samuel Aspinwall Goddard - United States - 1870 - 612 pages
...rose, How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true, How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble yet how hopeful he could be : How in good...fortune and in ill the same : Nor bitter in success, uor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. He went about his work — such work as few... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - United States - 1872 - 690 pages
...rose ; How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true; How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows ; How humble, yet how hopeful he could be ; How in good fortune and in ill the same ; Nor bitter in sueeess, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. He went about his work — such... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1874 - 584 pages
...home-truth to rue, Noting how to occasion's height seem more true; How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful he could be: How in good...ill, the same: Nor bitter in success, nor boastful Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. he, He went about his work,— such work as few Ever had laid... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 560 pages
...rose. How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true, How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful he could be : How in good...feverish for fame. He went about his work, — such work aa few Ever had laid on head and heart and hand, — As one who knows, where there "sa task to do,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 392 pages
...he row, How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true, How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful he could be: How in good...nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fan*. He went about his work, — such work as few Ever had laid on head and heart and hand, — As... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1875 - 584 pages
...home-trnth seem more true; How. iron-like, his temper grew byblows. How humble, yet how hopeful hf eould be: How in good fortune and in ill, the same : Nor...he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. He went nlxnit his work, — such work as few Ever had laid on head and heart and hand. — As one who knows,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1875 - 588 pages
...home-trulh seem more true ; How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful lie could be : How in good fortune and in ill, the same...success, nor boastful he, Thirsty -for gold, nor feverish fur fame. He went about his work,— sucb work, as few Ever had laid on head and heart and hand, —... | |
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How humble, yet how hopeful, he could be ; How, in good fortune and in ill, the same ; Nor bitter in success, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. 
