 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 страница
...To mortals is a providenee. Green's Spleen. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more weleome news. Their answers form what men experienee eall ; If wisdom's friend, her best; if not, worst... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 страница
...To mortals is a providenee. Green's Spleen. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have bome more weleome news. Their answers form what men experienee eall ; If wisdom's friend, her best... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 364 страница
...for us, erring, sinning men, it is greatly wise to listen,— " To talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news." A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH. — The Horse in the Pound, and the Cattle in the Field. — The... | |
 | 1856 - 642 страница
...woman than of the white wife, the Snow-Lady. 'Tis greatly wife to talk with our pail hours; And aik them, what report they bore to heaven; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Young's Night Thoughts. Good counfels obferved are chains to grace. — Fuller. In private we have... | |
 | 1856 - 702 страница
...? To do it is the part of wisdom. Nay — " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heaven ? And how they might have borne more welcome news!" You have again reached the great dividing line. The voice of God summons you to cast your eye backward... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 360 страница
...for us, erring, sinning men, it is greatly wise to listen, — " To talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news." A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH. — The Horse in the Pound, and ihe Cattle in the Field. — The... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1856 - 708 страница
...? To do it is the part of wisdom. Nay — " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heaven ? And how they might have borue more welcome news 1" You have again reached the great dividing line. The voice of God summons... | |
 | William Jay - 1857 - 530 страница
...we are in death." What says the poet ?— " "Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news." Let us then summon in our past days, and ask them what they have to say. First, Let us ask them what... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1857 - 506 страница
...expressively conveyed in the following lines : "'7i» wisely great to talk with our past hours, To aik them what report they bore to Heaven, And how they might have borne more welcoms news." That is a Tory imperfect conception of education which limits its significance to Icnowledge... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1858 - 442 страница
...and specially of a probationary existence. " 'Tis greatly wise, to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news.' a. Perform this duty deliberately. It is not the business of hurry or of negligence. Devote time exclusively... | |
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Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. 
