 Toiling, — rejoicing, — sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson...  Early days; or, The Wesleyan scholar's guide - Page 311859Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 454 pages
...sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus, at the flaming forge of life, Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus, on its sounding anvil shaped,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...some task begin, Each evening sees it close j Something attempted — something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend. For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life, Our fortunes must be wrought, EXTRACT FROM A NOTE-BOOK. OUR nice... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...evening sees it close ; Something attempted — something done, Has earned a night's repose. VIII. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life, Our fortunes must be wrought, EXTRACT FROM A NOTE-BOOK. Oun nice... | |
 | 1841 - 744 pages
...sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks ! thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the sounding forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, Thus on its sounding anvil shaped,... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1841 - 710 pages
...sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks ! thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the sounding forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, Thus on its sounding anvil shaped,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted — something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend. For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, 300 301 EXCELSIOR. THE shades of... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...sorrowing — Onward through life he goes : Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted— something done, Has...my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, Thus on its sounding anvil shaped... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...sees some task begun, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the naming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus, on its sounding anvil, shaped... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done. Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped... | |
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