 ... wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller between life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight,...  Aldous Huxley: A Quest for Values - Sivu 132tekijä(t) Milton Birnbaum - 230 sivuaRajoitettu esikatselu - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1873 - 612 sivua
...conditions of such a being as Wordsworth describes when he says : — ' A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a spirit still, and bright, With something of an angel fight.' We have read this story with unmixed pleasure, and trust it may not be... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 sivua
...betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill ; A perfect Woman ; nobly plann'd, To warn, to comfort,...command; And yet a Spirit still,, and bright With something of an angel li^ht. 15 The REDBREAST and the BUTTERFLY. Art thoa the Bird whom Man loves best.... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 sivua
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, i A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. >- • VIII. 0 NIGHTINGALE! thou surely art A Creature of ebullient heart... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 sivua
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. 311 VIII. 0 NIGHTINGALE! thou surely art A Creature of ebullient heart... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1818 - 1164 sivua
...; and our feelings are in harmony with the poet when he speaks of *' A perfect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort and command ; And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light." But man has never regarded woman with respect and true love, except so... | |
 | Elizabeth Constantia Agnew - 1819 - 266 sivua
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill: A perfect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort, and command. And yet a spirit still and bright, With something of an angel light. WORDSWORTH. AT this part of the conversation, Mr. Everard joined the two... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 sivua
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. 134 IX. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart :... | |
 | 1843 - 706 sivua
...eyes ? She recalls one of whom an English poet so beautifully sings ; " A perfect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light." Again do we thank the author for this fine picture of feminine excellence,... | |
 | Anna Garlin Spencer - 1923 - 338 sivua
...betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill; A perfect woman, nobly plann'd, To warn, to comfort,...command ; And yet a spirit still and bright, With something of an angel light." — WORDSWORTH. "Yet in herself she dwelleth not, Although no home were... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 sivua
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright 'With something of an angel light. X. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart : — These... | |
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