 Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and old accept their part, And bow before the Awful Will, And bear it with an honest heart, Who misses or who wins the prize. — Go, lose or conquer as you can ; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each,...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3611888Full view - About this book
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1891 - 1050 pages
...pertinent suggestion and reassuring sentiment : Who misses or who wins the prize to lose or conquor as you can But if you fail or if you rise be each pray God a gentleman. VOL. XLI. — 32. Yet do not think I doubt thee I know thy truth remains I would not live without thee... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...the heart may kindly glow. Although the head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. j - Dٚ dpG s NE Le>VPZ = c Ӵ 694{j _Jޥ /Ӳ r3 & [ | # f& Ë ;˗ OM g dvd U?Z 7 q A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays ; ) The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...hopes more vain than those of men ; Your pangs or pleasures of fifteen At forty-five played o'er again. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and old accept their pirt, And bow before the Awful Will, Awd bear it with an honest heart, Who misses or who wins the prize.... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, bet inking from the shower, AVith heavy heart deplores...tliiiie, the loveliest train, Do thy fair tribes pa A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays ; ) The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton - Children's literature - 1867 - 832 pages
...Thackeray's, written many years ago for boys whom he loved and from whom he hoped much good : — " Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...fail, or if you rise. Be each, pray God, a gentleman. " A gentleman, or old or young I (Bear kindly with my humble lays ;) The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - American literature - 1875 - 660 pages
...the head with cares be bent. And whitened with [he winter snow. Come wealth or want, come good or iH, Let young and old accept their part, And bow before...fail, or if you rise Be each, pray God, a gentleman. A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays); The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...the heart may kindly glow, Although the head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays ;) The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1876 - 348 pages
...heart may kindly glow, Although the head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. 9. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...prize — Go, lose, or conquer as you can ; But if you fall, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. 10. A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bedr kindly... | |
 | 1889 - 744 pages
...man is generally assumed to be a bad man. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let old and young accept their part, And bow before the awful will,...an honest heart. Who misses, or who wins the prize P So, lose or conquer as you can ; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman.... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Readers - 1876 - 346 pages
...heart may kindly glow, Although the head with c&res be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. ^' 9. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...accept their part, And bow before the awful will, And bedr it with an honest heart. Who misses, or who wins the prize — Go, lose, or conquer as you can... | |
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