tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The Retrospective Review - Page 3121820Full view - About this book
| Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first. true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 620 pages
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| Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
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| 1820 - 562 pages
...spirit within him, which time and death can never destroy Virtue is no dependant on earthly expediences for its excellence. It has a beauty to be loved, as...their range Along the line of limitless desires." contemporaries — nor did they aim at deciding even abstract questions of taste on their own personal... | |
| 1820 - 394 pages
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| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...Elizabeth (whatever might be their belief) one of whom says of him,> with a boldness equal to its piety : " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer ; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed." This... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
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| 1821 - 436 pages
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis the nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a suff'rer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breathed."... | |
| 1820 - 558 pages
...catastrophe which can remove the mischief; and, while these are preserved in our feelings, there is oone which can truly harm us. Virtue makes even the deeper...their range Along the line of limitless desires." contemporaries — nor did they aim at deciding even abstract questions of taste on their own personal... | |
| Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist - 1825 - 442 pages
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