| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...times Who wins the race of glory, but than him A thousand men more gloriously endowed BV<J-\-' •; ._ Have fallen upon the course; a thousand others Have...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. [From Philip Van Artemlde.] THK MYSTERY OF LIFE. THIS circulating principle of life That vivifies the... | |
| Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1835 - 552 pages
...dangerous times Who wins the race of glory, but than him A thousand men more gloriously endowed Нaте fallen upon the course; a thousand others Have had...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men." With all this we cordially concur; there is more, much more irt the force of circumstance that lifts... | |
| THE EDINBURGH REVIEW - 1835 - 572 pages
...the course ; a thousand others Have had their fortunes foundered by a chance, Whilst lighter harks pushed past them ; to whom add A smaller tally, of...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men.' * * * * * ' Lightly is life laid down amongst us now, And lightly is death mourned : a dusk star blinks... | |
| Plantagenet - 1835 - 950 pages
...heard. CHAPTER V. to whom add A smaller tally, of the singular few, Who, gifted with predominatrug powers, Bear yet a temperate will and keep the peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. Philip Van Artevelde. A FEW days after the conversation detailed in the preceding chapter, Ralph Basset... | |
| sir Henry Taylor - 1844 - 352 pages
...Then comes the man who has the luck to live, And he 'sa prodigy. Compute the chances, And deem there's ne'er a one in dangerous times Who wins the race of...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. /-'. John. Had Launoy lived he might have passed But not by conquests in the Franc of Bruges. The sphere,... | |
| American periodicals - 1866 - 956 pages
...past" them ; to whom add A smaller tally, of the singular few Who, gifted with predominating powers, B yet a temperate will and keep the peace. The world...men. father John. Had Launoy lived, he might have pass'd for great, But not by conquests in the Franc of. Bruges. The sphere, the scale of circumstances,... | |
| Literature - 1869 - 862 pages
...himself, ready for action, one of those greatest men of whom ' the world knows nothing ; ' one of the very few — Who, gifted with predominating powers, Bear yet a temperate will, and keep the peace. The insight and jndgment with which Mr. Taylor has worked out the cautious but decisive handling by Artevelde... | |
| 1845 - 592 pages
...Artevelde is presented to us, for the first time, discussing the chances of the times : — ' Artev. I never looked that he should live so long. He was...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. F. John. Had Launoy lived he might have passed for great, But not by conquests in the Franc of Bruges.... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...; to whom add A smaller tally, of the singular few, Who, gifted with predominating powers, Bear vet a temperate will and keep the peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. TWO CHARACTERS. THAW Lord de Vaux there's no man sooner sees Whatever at a glance is visible ; What... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...course ; a thousand others Have had their fortunes founder'd by a chance, W hilst lighter barks push'd past them ; to whom add A smaller tally, of the singular...peace. The world knows nothing of its greatest men. TWO CDARACTERS. TRAX Lord de Vaux there's no man sooner sees Whatever at a glance is visible ; What... | |
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