 tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd.  History of Priestcraft in All Ages and Nations - Sida 231efter William Howitt - 1833 - 260 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Andrew Jackson Davis - 1868 - 500 sidor
...statement of Decker, that — " The beat of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer; A softt meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." It is worthy of remark that the mind can remember only tie main features of anything. The principle... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1869 - 384 sidor
...heaven; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." A more sombre genius than Dekkar, though a genius more than once associated with his own in composition,... | |
 | Walter Keating Kelly - 1869 - 252 sidor
...to heaven : It makes men look gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, — The first true gentleman that ever breathed. The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor ; All it desires it has : what award more ? It is the greatest... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 sidor
...'sa lean fellow beats all conquerors. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer ; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit. The first true gentleman that ever breathed.* The Honest Wlum. Part i. Act \. Sc. 1 We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies. Ibid. Part ii.... | |
 | Massachusetts Bible Society - 1870 - 716 sidor
...philanthropists. An English poet writes : " The best of men That e're wore earth about Him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed." A skeptical historian calls Him " the explanation of all history," and says, " In all my study of the... | |
 | Walter Keating Kelly - 1861 - 256 sidor
...to heaven : It makes men look gods. The best of men . That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit — The first true gentleman that ever breathed. The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor; All it desires it has : what award more ? It is the greatest... | |
 | Walter MacGilvray - 1871 - 384 sidor
...contrary, a gentle, thoughtful, brotherly man. Ay, 'The best of men That e'er wore earth about him ; . . . A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed.' * All this and more they felt, though they might not be able in many cases to give articulate expression... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1871 - 232 sidor
...philanthropists ; to an English poet, "The best of men That ere wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed I." A sceptical historian, accidentally taking up the NewTestament, suddenly finds in Christ the explanation... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1871 - 230 sidor
...philanthropists; to an English poet, "The best of men That ere wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed 1 ." A sceptical historian, accidentally taking up the New Testament, suddenly finds in Christ the... | |
 | Blanchard Jerrold - 1872 - 502 sidor
...gave a place of hpn^it^ when he died. "The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer ; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." The " soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit," how often has Dickens painted !• — the Christian... | |
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