Sorrow is hard to bear, and doubt is slow to clear, Each sufferer says his say, his scheme of the weal and woe: But God has a few of us whom he whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome; 'tis we musicians know. Dramatis Personœ - Page 85by Robert Browning - 1864 - 262 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1894 - 856 pages
...her plate. Robert Browning's words rose to her lips, but she did not give them utterance : — <żod has a few of us whom he whispers in the ear ; The rest may reason, and welcome ; 'tis we musicians know. "I have lived through a long life," said another elderly man, "and have therefore... | |
| Robert Browning - 1864 - 270 pages
...withered or agonized ? Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might issue thence ? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized...whispers in the ear ; The rest may reason and welcome : 'tis we musicians know. 12. Well, it is earth with me ; silence resumes her reign : I will be patient... | |
| Robert Browning - 1864 - 264 pages
...withered or agonized ? Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might issue thence ? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized...Each sufferer says his say, his scheme of the weal JJ 3 and woe : But God has a few of us whom He whispers in the ear ; The rest may reason and welcome... | |
| 1865 - 826 pages
...withered or agonized ? Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might issue thence ? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized...whispers in the ear ; The rest may reason and welcome : 'tis we musicians know." Pp. 72-74. Happy they who thus have music in their soul ! Not in this poem... | |
| Henrietta Keddie - 1866 - 332 pages
...sent up to God, by the lover and the bard : Enough that He heard it once, we shall hear it by and by. Sorrow is hard to bear, and doubt is slow to clear...scheme of the weal and woe ; But God has a few of us to whom He whispers in the ear." Therefore, Mary, cleave to praise and to submission, thankful for... | |
| rev Andrew Cameron - 1870 - 772 pages
...to clear and sorrow is hard to bear, And each sufferer has his say, his scheme of the weal anil th>j woe; But God has a few of us whom he whispers in the car ; The rest may reason and welcome, 'tis we musicians Jtiwc;.'' K. BROWSISO. BEWILPEKING were the... | |
| Deborah Alcock - 1871 - 424 pages
...to clear and sorrow is hard to bear, And each sufferer has his say, his scheme of the weal and the woe ; But God has a few of us whom he whispers in the ear ; The rest may reason and welcome, 'tis we musicians knmv." R. IlROWNING. EWILDERING were the trains of thought which the conversation... | |
| Book - 1872 - 326 pages
...wither'd or agonized? Why else was the pause prolong'd, but that singing might issue thence? Why rush'd the discords in, but that harmony should be prized?...whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome: 'tis we musicians know. The fatal epoch we are considering is not fatal, but, on the contrary, very... | |
| Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1873 - 262 pages
...withered or agonized ? Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might issue thence ? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized...may reason and welcome : 't is we musicians know. •!Ta.vff a ftovXais e'Xmo-i r CTrXacra/iev trrpofaj. \prf<rr, oveipois T', ecrcrerai, ou SOKCOVT'... | |
| Songs - 1874 - 252 pages
...withered or agonized ? Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might issue thence ? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized...whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome : 'tis we musicians know. Well it is earth with me ; silence resumes her reign ; I will be patient... | |
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