William of Wykeham and His CollegesD. Nutt, 1852 - 473 pages |
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Page 364 - For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name.
Page vii - He was most princely : Ever witness for him Those twins of learning, that he rais'd in you, Ipswich, and Oxford!
Page 408 - Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee; Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail, Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail. See nations slowly wise, and meanly just, To buried merit raise the tardy bust.
Page 329 - Sudden, the sombrous imagery is fled, Which late my visionary rapture fed: Thy powerful hand has broke the Gothic chain, And brought my bosom back to truth again...
Page 381 - Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, A music more melodious than the spheres ; For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre ; and after him he sung the best.
Page 429 - ... there was then nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any but himself; but he had withdrawn from study, and travelled with no other book than an English Testament, such as children carry to the school: when his friend took it into his hand, out of curiosity to see what companion a Man of Letters had chosen, ' I have but one book,' said Collins,
Page 420 - The noble author of the Characteristics had many excellent qualities, both as a man and a writer: he was temperate, chaste, honest, and a lover of his country. In his writings he has shown how much he has imbibed the deep sense, and how naturally he could copy the gracious manner of Plato.
Page 357 - ... and cheer each other while at school and college. Owing to some disagreement with the parishioners of Chelsea, which had taken place before he left that curacy, he accepted the duty of Chawton and Droxford, but after a few months returned to Basingstoke.
Page 218 - And, oh ! till earth, and seas, and heaven, decay, Ne'er may that fair creation fade away ! May winds and storms those beauteous colours spare ; Still may they bloom, as permanent as fair ; All the vain rage of wasting time repel, And his tribunal see, whose cross they paint so well ! KATHERINE-HILL, NEAR WINCHESTERi.