 | Henry Dodge Estabrook - 1914 - 380 pages
...simple, even to the verge of severity. Here is the way to live, as summed up by William Henry Channing: " To seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement...listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, to do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never; — in a word, to let... | |
 | James Watt Raine - 1915 - 222 pages
...crossed the bar. 5. Write out an expansive paraphrase of "My Symphony," by William Henry Chanhing. To live content with small means, to seek elegance...to stars, and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the... | |
 | 1915 - 450 pages
...greatness flow 'round our incompleteness; 'round our restlessness, Thy rest." Amen. OLIN BURR COIT. To live content with small means ; to seek elegance...to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, to do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the... | |
 | Alfred Tyler Hemingway - 1915 - 96 pages
...of the propaganda of peace and good- will. M Learn and love William Henry Channing's "MY SYMPHONY" "To live content with small means, to seek elegance...worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds and sages with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly,... | |
 | 1919 - 424 pages
...himself count. One is by his life and work. Channing recognized this in his Symphony, when he said, "To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard,... | |
 | 1916 - 534 pages
...delicate "Symphony" by Will1am Henry Channing : "To live content with small means ; to seek elegance rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think Metly, talk gently, act frankly, etc." Simple rules of social and spiritual life, dressed with literary... | |
 | Mary Eleanor Kramer - 1917 - 322 pages
...motto in heraldic Latin, " Excelsior." 180. The following is William Henry Channing's " My Symphony " : To live content with small means, to seek elegance...listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages with open heart ; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never ; in a word, to let the... | |
 | Percy Frazer Smith - 1918 - 352 pages
...keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee.' MY SYMPHONY. TO LIVE content with small means; to seek elegance...listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages with open heart ; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions ; hurry never ; in a word, to let the... | |
 | John Reinder Pelsma - 1918 - 516 pages
...war ! Hurrah ! hurrah ! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre ! The Battle of Ivry. MACAULAY. MIDDLE KEY 1. To live content with small means, to seek elegance...gently, act frankly ; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never... | |
 | Leonard G. Nattkemper, George Wharton James - 1919 - 776 pages
...perish from the earth. Channing's "Symphony" is another interesting illustration of musical prose: To live content with small means, to seek elegance...gently, act frankly ; to listen to. stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart ; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never... | |
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To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion ; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly... 
