Selections from the Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes: Arr. Under the Days of the Year, & Accompanied by Memoranda of Anniversaries of Noted Events & of the Birth Or Death of Famous Men & WomenHoughton, Mifflin & Company, 1889 - 50 pages |
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... than the last , Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast , Till thou at length art free , Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea ! THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS . 209372 JANUARY 1-3 1. Maria Edgeworth , 1767 . Lord of.
... than the last , Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast , Till thou at length art free , Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea ! THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS . 209372 JANUARY 1-3 1. Maria Edgeworth , 1767 . Lord of.
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... Thou art near ! Though long the weary way we tread , And sorrow crown each lingering year , No path we shun , no darkness dread , Our hearts still whispering , Thou art near ! On Thee we fling our burdening woe , O Love Divine , forever ...
... Thou art near ! Though long the weary way we tread , And sorrow crown each lingering year , No path we shun , no darkness dread , Our hearts still whispering , Thou art near ! On Thee we fling our burdening woe , O Love Divine , forever ...
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... Thou who by some celestial clew couldst find The way to all the hearts of all mankind . AT THE SUMMIT . 15. Magna Charta signed , 1215 . In earth's broad temple where we stand , Fanned by the eastern gales that brought us , We hold the ...
... Thou who by some celestial clew couldst find The way to all the hearts of all mankind . AT THE SUMMIT . 15. Magna Charta signed , 1215 . In earth's broad temple where we stand , Fanned by the eastern gales that brought us , We hold the ...
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... of poet's dreams By thy blue and yellow streams , Let us thy shadowed form behold , Teach us as thou didst of old . - AT THE BANQUET OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY . 20. Accession of Queen Victoria , 1837 . Hugged in JUNE 17-19.
... of poet's dreams By thy blue and yellow streams , Let us thy shadowed form behold , Teach us as thou didst of old . - AT THE BANQUET OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY . 20. Accession of Queen Victoria , 1837 . Hugged in JUNE 17-19.
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... thou wouldst ride , Have young companions ever at thy side ; But , wouldst thou stride the stanch old mare " Suc- cess , ' " " Go with thine elders , though they please thee less . A RHYMED LESSON . 11. Hector Berlioz , 1803 . There is ...
... thou wouldst ride , Have young companions ever at thy side ; But , wouldst thou stride the stanch old mare " Suc- cess , ' " " Go with thine elders , though they please thee less . A RHYMED LESSON . 11. Hector Berlioz , 1803 . There is ...
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Page 46 - I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Page 43 - But little-minded people's thought move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even if it have the third vowel as its centre, it does not soon betray it.
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