The Vision Splendid: A Story of To-day

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G. W. Dillingham Company, 1913 - 331 頁
Two cousins are contestants for the same prizes; political honors and the hand of a girl. -- publisher.

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第 36 頁 - Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
第 8 頁 - Heaven lies about us in our infancy. Shades of the prison-house begin to close Upon the growing boy; But he beholds the light and whence it flows, He sees it in his joy. The youth who daily farther from the East Must travel, still is Nature's priest, And, by the vision splendid, Is on his way attended. At length the man perceives it die away And fade into the light of common day.
第 86 頁 - SPIRITS of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between great dreams before me, And deeds as great behind, Knowing humanity my star As first abroad I ride, Shall help me wear with every scar Honour at eventide. Let claws of lightning clutch me From summer's groaning cloud, Or ever malice touch me, And glory make me proud.
第 49 頁 - We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
第 130 頁 - MAN is for woman made, And woman made for man: As the spur is for the jade, As the scabbard for the blade, As for liquor is the can, So man's for woman made, And woman made for man.
第 46 頁 - Let the paper remain on the desk unwritten, and the book on the shelf unopen'd! Let the tools remain in the workshop! let the money remain unearn'd!
第 160 頁 - TWO. FAUSTINA hath the fairer face, And Phyllida the feater grace ; Both have mine eye enriched: This sings full sweetly with her voice ; Her fingers make as sweet a noise: 5 Both have mine ear bewitched. Ah me ! sith Fates have so provided, My heart, alas, must be divided.

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