 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.  Notes and Queries - 240. oldal1877Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 oldal
...Elizabeth ( whatever might be their belief) one of whom says of him, with a boldness equal to its piety : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was...humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman thai ever breathed." This was old honest Deckar, and the lines ought to embalm his memory to every... | |
 | 1836 - 570 oldal
...which afterwards — in the sufferings of " the best of men that e'er wore earth about him," that " Soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed,'' — — lifted up the whole human race. dents and story. The purity, sweetness, and flexibility of... | |
 | 1821 - 436 oldal
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis the nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a suff'rer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed."... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist - 1825 - 442 oldal
...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...tranquil spirit. The first true gentleman, that ever breath'd ; The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor; AH it desires it has; what monarch more? It... | |
 | 1820 - 398 oldal
...there is none which can truly harm us. Virtue makes even the deeper impression when it is afflicted. " The best of men, that e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer." In viewing images of greatness and of anguish, our hearts are, at once, elevated and softened — they... | |
 | 1835 - 616 oldal
...heaven, It makes men look like Gods : The beet of men That e'er wore earth about him, was forbearing, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed." DICKER. IN a former number we bespoke the thoughtful attention of our readers to the subject of fobearance... | |
 | Thomas Middleton, Alexander Dyce - 1840 - 688 oldal
...'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...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor ; All it desires it has ; what monarch more ?... | |
 | Thomas Middleton - 1840 - 660 oldal
...'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...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock of patience, then, cannot be poor ; All it desires it has ; what monarch more ?... | |
 | 1842 - 650 oldal
...'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...soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit." The version of the story is essentially that of Chaucer, with some additions as well as modifications suitable... | |
 | 1843 - 588 oldal
...inspiration of a Raffaele and Correggio, the watchword of every true philanthropist and lover of virtue. " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breathed." DECKER. Thus did one of our eloquent old dramatists sing about the Master, which may fitly enough conclude... | |
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