 Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its...  Messiah Pulpit - Page 111896Full view - About this book
 | 1876 - 294 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...gold; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking : 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 pages
...SIR LAUNFAL." The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking : 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 86 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's booth are all things' sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold; Por a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking : 'T is heaven alone... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : No price is set... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 pages
...to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold ; For a cnp and bells our lives we pay, Babbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : No price is set on the... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1877 - 370 pages
...shrives us ; We bargain for the graves we lie in : At the devil's mart are all things sold, Each tmnce of dross costs its ounce of gold, For a cap and bells our lives we pay. Bubbles we earn with our whole soul's tasking, Tis only God that is given away, ' Tis only heaven may In had for... | |
 | Mrs. G. H. Taylor - 1877 - 144 pages
...what earth gives us ; The beggar 's taxed for a corner to die in. At the devil's mart all things are sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold. For a cup and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with our whole souls tasting. 'Tis only God that is... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 596 pages
...u» in our infincj," to his ode, Intimatioia of Immortality from Kecollectiom of Early Childkood. 25 At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking "T is heaven alone that is given away, 30 'Tis only God may be had for the asking; No price is set... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 480 pages
...us in our infancy," In his ode, Intimations of immortality from Recollectioiu of Early Childhood. 25 At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 30 'Tis only God may be had for the asking; No price is set... | |
 | 1880 - 592 pages
...which are very familiar to you, but which I wish to quote again with another purpose, says : — " At the devil's booth are all things sold. Each ounce...ounce of gold. For a cap and bells, our lives we pay. HuBblcs we buy with a whole soul's tasking. 'Tis heaven alone that is given away: 'Tis only God may... | |
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