 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 pages
...111. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. J AWVS RUSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. "Tis written with... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...eminence. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem. When thou, for all thy gold, so common art! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart. Since each reflects in joy its scanty fleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret st'Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1857 - 334 pages
...peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. THE GHOST-SEER. YE who, passing graves by night, Glance not... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 pages
...peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...gleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret show, THE GHOST-SEER. YE who, passing graves by night, Glance not to the left nor right, Lest a spirit should... | |
 | 1863 - 774 pages
...578 How like a prodigal doth nature seem 'When thou, with all thy gold, so common art! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. Wordsworth's ' Daisy ' is very beautiful, and full of moral... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 pages
...peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thon, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's un doubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. THE GHOST-SEER. YE who, passing graves... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 348 pages
...peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. — American. TO DAFFODILS. FAIR daffodils,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou tcachcst me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. James Rutsell Loicell. LL REFLECTIONS. [Looking over a Gate... | |
 | Woodland - 1868 - 186 pages
...thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since earth reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, and could some .wondrous secret show, Did we but pay th« love we owe, And with a child's midoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book.... | |
 | 1869 - 182 pages
...Dandelion. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. SONNET. WHEN the lark carols to the summer morn, Soaring through... | |
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When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret show, Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's undoubting... 
