 | 1911 - 592 pages
...verse is best given by the beginning of ' Duty ' : ' Stern daughter of the voice of God ! 0 Duty ! If that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a...; And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity.' The differences between Gray's and Wordsworth's lines ought to be at once apparent. Gray never wholly... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...Which Lucy's eyes survey'd ! TOL. I. 'Oil 69 ODE TO DUTY. Stern Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a Light to guide, a...terrors overawe; From vain temptations dost set free; From strife and from despair; a glorious ministry. There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them; who,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...great Above all human estimate. 153 XXV. ODE TO DUTY. STEBN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a Light to guide, a...free ; And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity ! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...STERN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a Light to guide, a Rod V To check the erring, and reprove ; Thou who art victory...terrors overawe ; From vain temptations dost set free J And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity ! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ;... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...feeling, great Above all human estimate. ODE TO DUTY. STERN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty! if that name thou love Who art a Light to guide, a...overawe ; From vain temptations dost set free; And calmstthe weary strife of frail humanity! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ; who, in love... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 pages
...over-payment of delight ? ODE TO DUTY. [WORDSWORTH.] STERN daughter of the voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love ; Who art a light to guide,...terrors overawe ; From vain temptations dost set free ; From strife and from despair ; a glorious ministry. There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them... | |
 | 1833 - 742 pages
...duty ! if that name thou love, Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the errmg, and reprove ; Then who art victory and law, When empty terrors overawe ; From vain temptations dost let free, And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity !" * * " * s Serene will be our days, and... | |
 | Hannah D. Burdon - 1838 - 974 pages
...might well envied him his peace of mind. D 2 CHAPTER III. Stem daughter of the voice of God ! Oh duty ! If that name thou love. Who art a light to guide,...overawe. From vain temptations dost set free. And calm 'at the weary strife of frail humanity. WORDSWORTH. WHEN Edith removed with her father to the... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1843 - 278 pages
...the horn which they alone could sound. <9fte to £)utp. STERN daughter of the voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love, Who art a light to guide,...free, And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity ! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...her grave, and, oh, The difference to me ! ODE TO DUTY. STKHK daughter of the voice of God I 0 Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a...free ; And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity ! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely... | |
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STERN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove ; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe, From vain temptations dost set free, And calm'st the weary... 
