 He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward, and prevail'd, Shall find the toppling crags of Duty scaled Are close upon the shining table-lands To which...  Maud, and Other Poems - Seite 139von Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 160 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1867 - 622 Seiten
...island-story, . . The path of duty was the way to glory : He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge...table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun." By steady work you will find the sting removed from the primeval curse of labour, and, step by step... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1874 - 674 Seiten
...glory : He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' th? long gorge to the far light has won His path upward,...table-lands, To which our God Himself is moon and sun." This, it will be conceded, is scarcely the sort of poetry that is "made to order," or that is likely... | |
 | 1867 - 416 Seiten
...counting obedience to His will, even though it involve toil and sacrifice, our chief obligations, we — " Shall find, the toppling crags of duty scaled, Are...table-lands To which our God Himself is moon and sun." Obedience to Christ's command is rendered dear to us by gratitude. He who speaks has redeemed us from... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - 1867 - 516 Seiten
...AND KNEES AND HANDS, THROUGH THE LONG GORGE TO THE FAR LIGHT HAS won HlS PATH UPWARD AND PREVAILED, SHALL FIND THE TOPPLING CRAGS OF DUTY SCALED, ARE...TABLE-LANDS To WHICH OUR GOD HIMSELF IS MoON AND SUN. Tennyson. LIVES or INDIAN OFFICERS. LORD CORNWALLIS. [BORN 1738.— DIED 1805.] NOT of men of large... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - 1867 - 632 Seiten
...garden roses. He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Through the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward and prevailed, Shall find the toppling crags of duty scaled Are close upon the shining table lands, To... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...garden roses. He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Through the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward and prevailed, Shall find the toppling crags of duty scaled Are close upon the shining table lands, To... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - 1867 - 597 Seiten
...garden roses. He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Through the long gorge to the far light has won His path upward and prevailed, Shall find the toppling crags of duty scaled Are close upon the shining table lands, . To... | |
 | 1868 - 1078 Seiten
...obeying its imperial bidding are truly exalted. " He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro' the long gorge...table-lands To which our God Himself is moon and sun.*' Truth, duty, rectitude — these are vague words. What is truth ? Its seekers are all in disagreement... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1868 - 444 Seiten
...of blue air. So is it in the moral world. He who ever toils uphillward with his eye upon the summit, "Shall find the toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are...table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun." But is this a promise for the future only ? Is it only the peaceful, the happy, the victorious dead,... | |
 | Samuel Cox - 1867 - 348 Seiten
...; " but he who pursues it, still pressing on " through the long gorge " and winning his way upward, Shall find the toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are...table-lands To which our God Himself is moon and sun. Nevertheless, if his life is to be full and complete, he must be able to pluck whatever bright flowers... | |
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