 tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman, that ever...  The Dublin Journal of Medical Science - Page 4201890Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek,...tranquil spirit ; The first. true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND PART OF THE HONEST WHORE. BY THOMAS DECKER. Bella/rant, a reclaimed Harlot, recounts... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 618 pages
...all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A soft, meek,...spirit : The first true gentleman, that ever breathed. The stock of patience, then, caunot be poor ; All it desires it has ; what monarch more ? It is the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 618 pages
...all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A soft, meek,...tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman, that ever hrcathed. The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor; All it desires it has ; what monarch more ?... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 pages
...the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek,...tranquil- spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND PABT OF THE HONEST WHORE. BY THOMAS DECKERJ Bellafront, a reclaimed Harlot, recounts... | |
 | 1924 - 1072 pages
...nearest kin to heaven, It makea men look like gods. The beat of men That e'er wore earth about him was e sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil...spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.' " Thus Bullen, with a well-balanced judgment, defines the qualities and the limitations of Dekker.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...belief) one of whom says of him, with a boldness equal .to its piety : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer ; A soft, meek,...spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." This was old honest Deckar, and the lines ought to embalm his memory to every one who has a sense either... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...belief) one of whom says of him,> with a boldness equal to its piety : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer ; A soft, meek,...spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." This was old honest Deckar, and the lines ought to embalm his memory to every one who has a sense either... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...their belief) one of whom says of him, with a boldness equal to its piety : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A soft, meek,...humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman thai ever breathed." This was old honest Deckar, and the lines ought to embalm his memory to every... | |
 | 1821 - 436 pages
...heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a suff'rer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." The Honest Whore, a Comedy, by Tuo. DECKER. MEN'S NATURES MORE HARD AND SUBTLE THAN WOMEN'S. " How... | |
 | 1836 - 570 pages
...which afterwards — in the sufferings of " the best of men that e'er wore earth about him," that " Soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed,'' — — lifted up the whole human race. dents and story. The purity, sweetness, and flexibility of... | |
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