 We praise him, not for gifts divine, — His Muse was born of woman, — His manhood breathes in every line, — Was ever heart more human ? We love him, praise him, just for this : In every form and feature, Through wealth and want, through woe and bliss,...  Songs in Many Keys - Page 138by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 308 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1859 - 980 pages
...song, . Though never tone so tender, We love him, even in his wrong — His wasteful self-surrender. We praise him not for gifts divine, — His muse was...this; In every form and feature, Through Wealth and watlt, through wo and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature! No soul could sink beneath his love, — Not... | |
 | Boston Burns Club (Boston, Mass.) - 1859 - 100 pages
...We love him, not for sweetest song, Though never tone so tender ; We love him, even in his wrong — We praise him, not for gifts divine, — His muse...form and feature, Through wealth and want, through wo and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature ! No soul could sink beneath his love, — Not even angel... | |
 | Literature - 1859 - 594 pages
...song, Though never tone so tender, We love him, even in his wrong — His wasteful self-surrender. We praise him not for gifts divine, — His muse was...form and feature, Through wealth and want, through wo and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature! No soul could sink beneath his love, — Not even angel blasted... | |
 | Burns Club of the City of New York - 1860 - 164 pages
...; . Though never tone so tender,— We love him, even in his wrong,— His wasteful self-surrender. We praise him not for gifts divine,— His muse was...form and feature, Through wealth and want, through wo and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature! No soul could sink beneath his love— Not even angel blasted... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - American poetry - 1864 - 444 pages
...song, Though never tone so tender; We love him, even in his wrong, — His wasteful self-surrender. We praise him, not for gifts divine, — His Muse...of woman, — His manhood breathes in every line, — • We love him, praise him, just for this : In every form and feature, Through wealth and want,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Mind and body - 1871 - 146 pages
...Dickens, a few of the lines I wrote some years ago as my poor tribute to the memory of Robert Burns : — We praise him, not for gifts divine; His Muse was...through woe and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature. Ay, Heaven had set one living man Beyond the pedant's tether : His virtues, frailties, He may scan... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Mind and body - 1871 - 108 pages
...Dickens, a few of the lines I wrote some years ago as my poor tribute to the memory of Robert Burns : — We praise him, not for gifts divine ; His Muse was...through woe and bliss, He 'saw his fellow-creature. Ay, Heaven had set one living man Beyond the pedant's tether: His virtues, frailties, He may scan Who... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1871 - 114 pages
...a few of the lines I wrote some years ago as my poor tribute to the memory of Robert Burns : — Wo praise him, not for gifts divine ; His Muse was born...him, just for this, — In every form and feature, Thiough wealth and want, through woe and bliss, He saw his fellow-creature. Ay, Heaven had set one... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Mind and body - 1871 - 101 pages
...Dickens, a few of the lines I wrote some years ago as my poor tribute to the memory of Robert Burns : — We praise him, not for gifts divine ; His Muse was...of woman ; His manhood breathes in every line : Was over heart more human ? We love him, praise him, just for this, — In every form and feature, Thiough... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Mind and body - 1872 - 116 pages
...Dickens, a few of the lines I wrote some years ago as my poor tribute to the memory of Robert Burns : — We praise him, not for gifts divine ; His Muse was...born of woman ; His manhood breathes in every line : AVas ever heart more human ? We love him, praise him, just for this,— In every form and feature,... | |
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