 Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth or honors, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna, if they...  Roosevelt, the Happy Warrior - Page 229by Bradley Gilman - 1921 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1911 - 518 pages
...bright ; Who, with a natural instinct to discern What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn. Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state. Who,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...— Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom... | |
 | Eliza Buckminster Lee - 1845 - 602 pages
...demanded all the highest qualities of the soul, as well as the devotion of the time and heart of him, " Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful, with a singleness of aim." The friendship which about this time he formed with Jacobi, threw him again on the path of philosophy,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...— Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...— Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom... | |
 | 1822 - 486 pages
...—Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means : and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state; Whom they... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...— Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state ; Whom... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...— —Who, if he rise to station of command, Hises by open means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his...to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state; Whom they... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...Rises by open means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself posses* his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not sloop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state; Whom... | |
 | Harriet Elizabeth Mozley - 1841 - 396 pages
...evening went off undisturbed, though with less to relate than the hours that preceded it. CHAPTER XI. Who comprehends his trust; and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim. Wordsworth. GRACE accompanied her mamma to her room that night, and as soon as they had reached it... | |
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