 A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet ; It is the distant and the dim That we are sick to greet ; For flowers that grow our hands beneath We struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe The air of fresh desire.  A L'abri: Or The Tent Pitch'd - Page 100by Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1839 - 172 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1838 - 884 pages
...article, and to fill a sheet how pleasant to have recourse again to such a man as Milnes! Thus — " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about...struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe The air of fresh Desire. THE MEN OF OLn. " 1 know not that the men of old Were better... | |
 | 1838 - 722 pages
...more fast. Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast Into the evil sea. " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about...struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they bri atho The air of fresh Desire. " But, Brothers, who up Reason's hilt Advance with hopeful cheer,... | |
 | 1838 - 938 pages
...but flowed more fast, Their charities more free, Not ccaTcious what mere drops Into tha^vil sea. " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about...struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe The air of fresh Desire. " But, Brothers, who up Reason's hill Advance with hopeful cheer,... | |
 | 1838 - 876 pages
...drops they cast Into the evil sea. " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his teet, It is the distant and the dim That we are sick to...struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe The air of fresh desire. " But, Brothers, who up Reason's hill Advance with hopeful cheer,... | |
 | Richard Monckton Milnes (Baron Houghton) - 1838 - 238 pages
...flowed more fast, Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast Into the evil sea. A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet, It is the distant and the dim N That we are sick to greet : For flowers that grow our hands beneath We struggle and aspire, — Our... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 pages
...flowed more fast, Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast Into the evil sea. It is the distant and the dim That we are sick to greet: For floweres that grow our hands beneath We struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 370 pages
...flowed more fast, Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast, Into the evil sea. "A man's best things are nearest him,. Lie close about...our hands beneath We struggle and aspire, — Our heads must die, except they breathe The air of fresh desire. " But, Brothers, who up Reason's hill... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pages
...more fast, Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast Into the evil sea. " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about...struggle and aspire, — Our hearts must die, except they breathe The air of fresh desire. " But, brothers, who up reason's hill Advance with hopeful cheer,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 384 pages
...more fast, Their charities more free, Not conscious what mere drops they cast Into the evil sea. " A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet, It is the distant and the dim For flowers that grow our hands beneath That we are sick to greet: We struggle and aspire,— Our hearts... | |
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