 It is the type of an eternal truth— that the soul's armour is never well set to the heart unless a woman's hand has braced it; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails.  A basil plant - Sida 59efter Ethel Coxon - 1881Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Junius Benjamin Remensnyder - 1886 - 382 sidor
...lean upon, and at the same time uphold the other. As Douglas Jerrold finely says: "The soul's armor is never well set to the heart unless a woman's hand has braced it; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honor of manhood falls." And St. Paul thus clearly defines this mutual relation... | |
 | Charles Henry Ham - 1886 - 442 sidor
...of the knight's armor by his lady's hand is the type of an eternal truth — that the soul's armor is never well set to the heart unless a woman's hand has braced it." * * "Sesame and Lilies," p. 97. By John Ruskin, LL.D. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. The distinguishing... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1887 - 908 sidor
...what has been and to your feelings of what should be. Yon cannot think that the buckling on of the knight's armour by his lady's hand was a mere caprice...woman's hand has braced it ; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails. Know you not those lovely lines — I would they... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1887 - 840 sidor
...what has been and to your feelings of what should be. You cannot think that the buckling on of the knight's armour by his lady's hand was a mere caprice...woman's hand has braced it ; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails. Know you not those lovely lines — I would they... | |
 | Jeremias Gotthelf - 1888 - 446 sidor
...prevailing theme was her gladness in being back again at the Steinbrucke. CHAPTEE XX. DOMESTIC WAR. " The soul's armour is never well set to the heart unless a woman's hand has braced it ; and it is ouly when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails." WHEN Elisi returned, Ulric felt... | |
 | 1890 - 1058 sidor
...by his lady's hand : and this, as Ruskin finely says, was " no mere caprice of romantic fashion, but the type of an eternal truth — that the soul's armour...woman's hand has braced it : and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood falls." Christian wives, seek to win your husbands to... | |
 | Robert Percival Downes - 1890 - 154 sidor
...chastened by a woman's love, strengthened by her courage, and guided by her discretion." And again: " The soul's armour is never well set to the heart unless...woman's hand has braced it, and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails." Here we pause once more to express our thanks... | |
 | Robert Percival Downes - 1890 - 142 sidor
...chastened by a woman's love, strengthened by her courage, and guided by her discretion." And again : " The soul's armour is never well set to the heart unless...woman's hand has braced it, and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails." Here we pause once more to express our thanks... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1891 - 454 sidor
...what has been and to your feelings of what should be. You cannot think that the buckling on of the knight's armour by his lady's hand was a mere caprice...woman's hand has braced it ; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honour of manhood fails. Know you not those lovely lines— I would they... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1891 - 202 sidor
...was a mere caprice of romantic fashion. It is the type of an eternal truth — that the soul's armor is never well set to the heart unless a woman's hand has braced it; and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honor of manhood fails. Know you not those lovely lines — I would they... | |
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