 Until they won her; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth,...  The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries - Page 183de James Joseph Walsh - 1907 - 490 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1859 - 364 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man." He then tells her how, though his love has not departed from her, they must part for ever in this world,... | |
 | 1859 - 620 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing, "lo ! my helpmate, one to feel My purpose and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1859 - 304 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing "lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpose and rejoicing... | |
 | 1859 - 802 pages
...us recall all these, and the one tendency that directs ihem all, 1 To keep down the base in man, To teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man ;' and surely we must agree that, unless language be hypocrisy and literature a sham, this is not only... | |
 | Thomas Laycock - 1860 - 504 pages
...human nature. " For indeed I know Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden-passion for a maid ; Not only to keep down the base in man,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man."* 520. The influence of love and maternity upon the corporeal form and mental character of woman is quite... | |
 | 1860 - 880 pages
...he attempts " To keep down the base in man, To teach high thought and amiable words, And comeliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man." He also raises the standard to an eminence not attained before, and fights the battles of womankind,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing " lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpose and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing " lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpooc and... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1861 - 570 pages
...uo more subtle master under heaven, Thau is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down tho base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.'' Though connected by a slight thread, these four poems are complete in themselves. They are elaborate... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1862 - 698 pages
...worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve until I wedded thee ! Believing " lo mine helpmate, one to feel My purpoce and... | |
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