...bis works, he could never hope to establish his fame as a heroic poet. He must have felt with Gray, that Full many a gem of purest, ray, serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear, Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desart air. It is not therefore surprizing,...

...discouragements, and wasted his powers in some menial employment. " Pull many a gem, of purest ray serene, The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But happily for the world, a gracious Providence has suited the feelings of his creatures, to the situation...

...evening fell on the hills of Judea. A poet has sweetly sung — " Full many a gem of purest rny serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But no such destiny awaited David. The fame of the shepherd's harp spread far and wide. It even reached...

...evening fell on the lulls of Judea. A poet has sweetly sung— "Full many a gem of purest ray aerene, Tho dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But no such destiny awaited David. The fame of the shepherd's harp spread far and wide. It even reached...

...in their society; my ignorance would not prevail against — " Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But, as you partly hear and say that I act as I act, and cannot act otherwise than as 1 do act, which 1...

...neglected piety which the poet has sung of neglected genius, — 'Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves* of ocean bear; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.' But the time is coming when those gems shall be drawn forth from their obscurity, when those flowers shall...

...own hand, and could repeat from memory many and many a page. " Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But Heaven has its own economies ; and perhaps floral " sweetness " is quite as little wasted upon the...

...the arrows of small critics have ever fallen harmless, — " Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But where intellectual flowers have been brought to light, thrown off the load of poverty that kept them...

...illustration of their real, yet unknown, worth is well known, — " Full many a gem of purest ray serene. The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." But even this imperishable lay, which in itself is a crown of glory to its author, must yield the palm...

...far nobler, and far more heroic than ' he who taketh a city.' ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.' But the day will declare it, and it will then be seen that ' the Lord knoweth them that are his,' however...