 O poor man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign ; A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. Both, heirs...  The World's Way: Lays of Life and Labour - Page 2711864 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 pages
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past ; A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. THE ROSE: A BALLAD.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1844 - 574 pages
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...God, Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past ; A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee." We have endeavoured... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...merely being rich and great; Work only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign : 20 A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold...earth at last; Both children of the same dear GOD ; 95 Prove title to your heirship vast, By record of a well-filled past : A heritage, it seems to me,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...fragrant and benign: 20 A heritage, it seems to me, 15 Oh! poor man's son, scorn not thy state;— . Worth being poor to hold in fee. Both heirs to some...earth at last; Both children of the same dear GOD ; 25 Prove title to your heirship vast, By record of a well-filled past: A heritage, it seems to me,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - Veterans - 1844 - 308 pages
...man's son ! scorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign ; A heritage, it seems to me, Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last ; Both, children of the same dear... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...being rich and great ; Work only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign : <J0 A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in foe. Both heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last ; Both children of the same... | |
 | 1872 - 812 pages
...man's son ! scorn not thy state; There is worse weariness than thine In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest...to some six feet of sod. Are equal in the earth at lut; Both, children of the same dear God, Prove title to your heirship rat By record of a well-fined... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 pages
...the soul lo shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign; A heritage it seems lo me, Worth being poor lo hold in fee. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equiil in ihe earth at !asl — Both children of the same dear God, Prove liile to your heirship vast,... | |
 | 1855 - 424 pages
...thy state;— There is worse wearines than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Work only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign...Prove title to your heirship vast, By record of a well-filled past : A heritage, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee. Quand vous aurez donné... | |
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