 | 1861 - Страниц: 876
...expression, has — " Patience! why, 'tis the soul of peace: Of all the virtues 'tie nearest kin to Leaven; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Softerer — A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breathed."... | |
 | 1861 - Страниц: 258
...That which green wounds receive from sovereign balm. Patience, my lord ! why, 'tis the soul of peac Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin 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,... | |
 | 1862 - Страниц: 770
...PATIENCE ! why, 'tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, the nearest kin to heaven. It makes men act like gods. The Best of Men That e'er wore earth about...spirit, The first true Gentleman that ever breathed. 161 REWARDING THE ARMY. IT ia a brave thing that we can truly say, after more than a year of fierce... | |
 | 1862 - Страниц: 252
...chiefly contributed by Residents of Eradford & the Neighbourhood. JULY IST, 1861. WHO ARE THE NOBLE? " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breathed." — DEEEER. Preach self-respect to me, a country clown ! Whoheeds respect when poor and lowly born... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - Страниц: 774
...'•лпЪу a laudable attachment to Christian bsth. Biihop Mant. , CHBI8T. CHRIST - GenilencHs of. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed. .Dieter. CHRIST- and Godhead. The moon, a softer but not less beautiful object than the sun, returns... | |
 | James Waddington - 1862 - Страниц: 208
...praise, have been for Love and THEE ! WHO AEE THE NOBLE? The best of men That e'er wore earth about htm was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit: The first true gentleman that ever breathed.—DEKKER. I. T)REACH self-respect to me, a country clown! Who heeds respect when poor and... | |
 | George Henry Calvert - 1863 - Страниц: 174
...charity, and infinite consolation ; of whom " old honest Deckar " says, — " The best of men That ere wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek,...spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed." THE END. w O B89094563319A 610^5^3311 b89094563319a ... | |
 | 1863 - Страниц: 774
...there cannot be a clean, high, and unaffected demeanor.' ' The true gentleman is a Christian product. ' The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soil, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.' ' These... | |
 | Gail Hamilton - 1864 - Страниц: 476
...ill-used word, in the often quoted lines of the old dramatist Dekker, who, speaking of Christ, says : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed." In many of the accusations, concerning both motive an 1 action, which we bring against our brethren,... | |
 | Herbert Palmer - 1864 - Страниц: 144
...the ancient Puritan gentleman as History shews, most meetly servant of Him, in the words of Dekker, "A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd." Once more I must turn to Clarke to shew how truly he lived as under the " great Task-Master's... | |
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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... 
