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" Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore... "
The Leisure Hour - Page 340
1852
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 214

1911 - 518 pages
...discern What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn. Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore...wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state. Who, whether praise of him must walk the earth For ever, and to noble deeds give birth, Or he must...
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Poems,: In Two Volumes,

William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on...fall,. Like showers of manna, if they come at all :. «5 33 Whose powers *hed round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant...
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Poems, in Two Volumes,

William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like thowers of manna,...
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Poems by William Wordsworth: Including Lyrical Ballads, and the ...

William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state ; Whom they must follow ; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,...
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The Christian Disciple and Theological Review, Volume 4

Noah Worcester, Henry Ware - 1822 - 506 pages
...or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore...must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all : Whose powers shed round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence,...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume 4

William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...worth stand fast, Looks forward, persevering to the last, From well to better, daily self-surpast : Who, whether praise of him must walk the earth For ever, and to noble deeds give birth, Or He must go to dust without his fame, And leave a dead unprofitable name,...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not sloop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly...must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all : Whose powers shed round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence,...
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The British poets of the nineteenth century, including the select works of ...

British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire ; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim ; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna,...
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A Memoir of the Late Captain Peter Heywood, R.N.: With Extracts from His ...

Edward Tagart - 1832 - 352 pages
...Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means ; and there will stand On honourable terms, And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth or honours, or for worldly state ; — —A soul whose master- bias leans To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes. WORDSWORTH. LONDON...
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