He that of such a height hath built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers... MacMillan's Magazine - Page 440edited by - 1893Full view - About this book
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...was the Atticus of his day." ' EQtTANIHITY. He that of such a height hath built his mind, And reard the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither...nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers j nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same :... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1859 - 494 pages
...dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powors; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, 01 to disturb the same: What a fair seat haih le, from whence he may The boundless wastes i nd wilds... | |
| Henry Reed - 1860 - 336 pages
...he calls " the concord of a well-tuned mind:"— "He that of such a height hath built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As...resolved powers, nor all the wind Of vanity or malice piece to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same, — • What a fair seat hath he, from whence... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1860 - 502 pages
...resembling a beautiful statue of Doubt. CHAPTER VII. " He that of such a height hath built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts so strong As neither...hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers." DANIEL. THE following day the Alhambra was crowded with courtiers as usual ; applicants for favours,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 624 pages
...Daniel had been tutor) :— He that of such a height hath set his mind, And reared the dwelling of the thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hope can shake...nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong What a fair seat hath he from whence he may The boundless wastes and weals of man survey ! And with... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 636 pages
...height hath set his mind, And reared the dwelling of the thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hoi e can shake the frame Of his resolved powers; nor all the wind Of vanity or nmher pierce to wrong What a fair seat hath he from whence he may The boundless wastes and weals of... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1866 - 456 pages
...frequent with poets of that age, eg in Daniel's " Countess of Cumberland ": "As neither hope nor fear can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all...wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the same." * And further, it may be alleged against the proposed reading that other words might be found equally... | |
| 1866 - 490 pages
...height hath built his mind, And reared the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither hope nor fear can shake the frame Of his resolved powers ; nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong Hi.-; settled pence, or to disturb the same; . ', .What a fair seat hath hel " Character is the iuborn... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 pages
...Cumberland, of which these lines are a sample : " He that of such a height hath built his mind, And re:: red the dwelling of his thoughts so strong As neither...wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled pence, or to disturb the same ; What a fair seat hath he ! from whence he may The boundless wastes... | |
| 1869 - 636 pages
...of almost proud independence. It begins — He that of such a height hath built his mind, And rear'd the dwelling of his thoughts so strong, As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved pow'rs, nor all the wind Of vanity and malice pierce to wrong His settled peace, or to disturb the... | |
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