He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean... Monument to the Memory of Henry Clay - Page 4701857 - 516 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1848 - 848 pages
...He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and enow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the eanh and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1849 - 408 pages
...He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks,... | |
| William Henry Seward, John Mather Austin - Antislavery movements - 1849 - 414 pages
...He who ascends to mountain-tops shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow. He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Rmmd him are icy rocks,... | |
| Law - 1853 - 732 pages
...the rivalries, the envy, the jealousy, and even the malice, ofttimes, of his opponents, but " he who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below." It is a beautiful manifestation of that vein of goodness which permeates the whole human character... | |
| lady Emily Charlotte M. Ponsonby - 1850 - 328 pages
...reach it as a mere resting-place of selfish greatness, find nothing but clouds and snow. " Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Bound it are barren rocks." "It maybe so," Ada said; "but I think it would satisfy me that it was the... | |
| John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 534 pages
...snow ) He who surpasse« or subdues mankind, Must look down upon the hate of those below | Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Bound him are icy rocks, and loudly Mow, Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1851 - 352 pages
...who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks,... | |
| James Roche - 1851 - 624 pages
...parallel; for where could the baneful passion find such a victim, or batten on such a prey ?—But " He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. ****** Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head; And thus reward... | |
| United States. 32d Cong., 1st sess - Legislators - 1852 - 150 pages
..."He who ascends the mountain top shall find Its loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the...glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread. Bound him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the... | |
| Mrs. Anderson (Caroline Dorothea), Caroline Dorothea Anderson (hon.) - 1852 - 280 pages
...who ascends the mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below ; Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath, the earth and ocean spread. Round him are icy rocks... | |
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