 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
 | 1871 - 606 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.' The figure of the King is Miltonic in its shadowy aweinspiring outline as he moves off: — ' And more... | |
 | 1871 - 612 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,...desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a mnn.' The figure of the King is Miltonic in its shadowy aweinspiring outline as he moves off: — '... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1872 - 498 pages
...her ; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maic Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high...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... | |
 | John Lipscomb Johnson - 1871 - 834 pages
...for he entered it under the bright auspices of " high thought, and amiable words, And courteous mien, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a. man." Alas ! that a life with so fair a morning should be destined to a speedy and melancholy close. In the... | |
 | Gail Hamilton - 1872 - 324 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." Another fact must also be allowed. Individual men are often better than their principles. Men who will,... | |
 | 1859 - 446 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!" He leaves her ; she has not spoken ; her heart is full of... | |
 | 1872 - 980 pages
...master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only t* keep down the base in man, Hut teach high thought, and amiable words, And courtliness,...fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. And all this throve. ... 1 wedded thee, Believing, lo ! mine hflp*naíe¡ one to feel My purpose, and... | |
 | Henry Bleckly - 1873 - 172 pages
...on this topic is infinitely superior to Mr. Lecky's : " For, indeed, I know 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." Nature avenges every transgression of her laws, and a recent writer supplies us with a curious commentary... | |
 | Frederick Perry - 1873 - 540 pages
...refining influence of courtship. Well has Tennyson expressed how there is — " 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." J • Gibbon's " Decline and Fall," ch. xliv. t Arist. Polit., vii. 16. J " Idylls of the King," Guinevere.... | |
 | English song - 1873 - 566 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 ! A SHAMEFUL THING FOR MEN TO LIE. — TENNYSON. r " THE OLD... | |
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