 ... once or twice in our rough island-story, The path of duty was the way to glory : He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his journey closes, He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy...  Provincial Letters: And Other Papers - Page 211by Henry Charles Beeching - 1906 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1829 - 82 pages
...Him who cares not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story The path of duty was the way to glory. He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden VIII. Love of self before his journey... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1852 - 32 pages
...Him who cares not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story The path of duty was the way to glory. He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden .14 ODE ON THE DEATH OF Love of self before... | |
 | Midland-metropolitan magazine - 1852 - 676 pages
...Him who cares not to be great, But as he saves or serves the state. Not once or twice in our rough island-story The path of duty was the way to glory. He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self before his journey closes,... | |
 | 1853 - 582 pages
...broad approach of fame, And ever-ringing avenues of long." and again — Not once or twice in our rough island-story The path of duty was the way to glory. He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deadeo Love of self. Before his journey closes,... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...purples, which out-redden All voluptuous garden roses. Not once or twice, in our fair Island story, The path of duty was the way to glory. He that ever...commands On with toil of heart, and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the far light, has won His path upward, and prevail'd, Shall find the toppling... | |
 | American literature - 1853 - 728 pages
...ííie Küibbarn thititle bursting Into ylowy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-rose». Not once or twice in our fair island-story, The path of duty was the way to glory. Ho that ever following her commands, Or with toil of henrt and knees and hands. Thro' the long gorge... | |
 | American literature - 1853 - 724 pages
...bursting Into ffloHxy purplrH, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our fuir island-story. The path of duty was the way to glory. He that ever following her commands. Or with toil of heart and knee» and hunda. Thro' the long torge to the far light has won His path... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - Humanities - 1898 - 248 pages
...advice how to maintarn it unimpaired ! To my mind the pith of this grand poem lies in the couplet — Not once or twice, in our fair island-story The path of duty was the way to glory. If we review England's countless "little wars," as they are called, in the light of these lines, we... | |
 | 1894 - 868 pages
...the way to glory. " Ho that ever following her commands, On with toil of bcart and knees and hnnd?, Through the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward, ami prevailed, Shall find the toppling cr.igs of duty scaled Are close upon the shining taUc-limds... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 1855 - 180 pages
...find the stubborn thistle bursting Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden-roses. Not once or twice in our fair island-story, The path...commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward, and prevail'd, Shall find the toppling... | |
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