 Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire: Who comprehends his trust, and to the same, Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Sida 1391911Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 sidor
...; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall,. Like showers of manna,... | |
 | Eliza Buckminster Lee - 1845 - 602 sidor
...demanded all the highest qualities of the soul, as well as the devotion of the time and heart of him, " Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful, with a singleness of aim." The friendship which about this time he formed with Jacobi, threw him again on the path of philosophy,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 sidor
...; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 sidor
...; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 sidor
...; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all : Whose... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 sidor
...means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 sidor
...means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself posses* his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not sloop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose... | |
 | Edward Tagart - 1832 - 352 sidor
...Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth or honours, or for worldly state ; — —A soul whose master- bias leans To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes. WORDSWORTH. LONDON... | |
 | Harriet Elizabeth Mozley - 1841 - 396 sidor
...evening went off undisturbed, though with less to relate than the hours that preceded it. CHAPTER XI. Who comprehends his trust; and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim. Wordsworth. GRACE accompanied her mamma to her room that night, and as soon as they had reached it... | |
 | 1843
...; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful...wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state, Whom they must follow, on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all ; Whose... | |
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