 | 1912 - 810 oldal
...in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. — James Bm New occasions teach new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; They...must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast with Truth; Lo, before us gleam her camp fires! we ourselves must pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower,... | |
 | 1891 - 624 oldal
...silent awe return To glean up the scattered ashes into History's golden urn. ******* New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They...gleam her camp-fires ! we ourselves must Pilgrims b«, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate wintry sea, Nor attempt the Future's... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russel Lowell - 1891 - 560 oldal
...Smothering in their holy ashes Freedom's new-lit altar- fires ; Shall we make their creed our jailer ? Shall we, in our haste to slay, From the tombs of...funeral lamps away To light up the martyr-fagots round tinprophets of to-day? New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1891 - 560 oldal
...Smothering in their holy ashes Freedom's new-lit altar-fires ; Shall we make their creed our jailer ? Shall we, in our haste to slay, From the tombs of...prophets steal the funeral lamps away To light up the martyr-fagota round the prophets of to-day! New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good... | |
 | Alexander Francis Chamberlain - 1891 - 70 oldal
...only as the nest Whence glory-winged things to Heaven have flown. and these:— New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They...still, and onward, who Would keep abreast of Truth. And time has justified their belief. At the Seventh Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association... | |
 | Thomas Greenwood - 1891 - 656 oldal
...progressive instincts in our national life find an echo in the language of Lowell : — " New occasions teach new duties ! Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They...still, and onward, Who would keep abreast of Truth." CHAPTER III. The Plea for Public Libraries. Aa a question purely social and absolutely free from the... | |
 | George William Curtis - 1892 - 88 oldal
...was to justify the hope of her children, he repeated the words of Lowell : / " New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth. They...would keep abreast of truth. Lo ! before us gleam her camp fires, we ourselves must pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower and steer boldly through the desperate... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1892 - 790 oldal
...toward the rising sun. He rinds a solution and •peace in tliat noble stanza : New occasions teach new duties: Time makes ancient good uncouth; They...would keep abreast of Truth; Lo, before us gleam her camp flres ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate... | |
 | George William Curtis - 1892 - 88 oldal
...it was to justify the hope of her children, he repeated the words of Lowell : " New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth. They...would keep abreast of truth. Lo! before us gleam her camp fires, we ourselves must pilgrims be, 4 Launch our Mayflower and steer boldly through the desperate... | |
 | Anna Adams Gordon - 1892 - 184 oldal
...-ness and that light, i -iT- — f — r— ' if — * ^-r — r — r — r^f^ 2 New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth; They...would keep abreast of Truth; Lo, before us gleam her camp fires! 1 We ourselves must pilgrims be. Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly Through the desperate... | |
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New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth... 
