 Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.  The Christian Examiner - Page 1701860Full view - About this book
 | Baptist missionary society - 1846 - 986 pages
...could pipe to skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long ; And so make life, death, and that vast for ever One grand, sweet... | |
 | 1880 - 494 pages
...as Mr. Lloyd began talking to Lady Norris she remained silent till they went up stairs. CHAPTER III. "Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that rast for ever One grand, sweet... | |
 | 1876 - 396 pages
...Nolarkcouldpipeto skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long; Andsomake life, death, and that vast for ever, One grand, sweet... | |
 | 644 pages
...could pipe to skies so dull and grey ; Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you, For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them all day long ; And so make life, death, und that vast for ever, One grand sweet... | |
 | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1889 - 714 pages
...and, if you give her one, you will be repaid many-fold by speaking eye and happy face. " Be good, fair maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble deeds, not dream them all day long ; And thus make life, death, and the vast forever, One glad, sweet song." What, husband, ought you to do... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1857 - 356 pages
...is not verse, but righteousness. Do you recollect, Queen Whims, what I wrote once in your album ? ' Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them, all day long, So making life, death, and that vast forever, One grand, sweet... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - Poetry - 1858 - 188 pages
...could pipe to skies so dull and grey : Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. ii. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet... | |
 | 1858 - 402 pages
...lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey: Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long: And so make life, death, and that vast for ever, One grand, sweet... | |
 | 1859 - 316 pages
...one passage so beautiful, and so terse, that even at the risk of trying you, I must quote it : — " Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them all day long ; And so make life, death, and that vast forever One grand sweet... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1859 - 1136 pages
...virtue of (•elf-respect and the ability to work, we heartily respond to the lesson of the verse, " Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever, Do noble deeds, not dream them all day long, So shall thou make life, death, and the vast forever, One grand sweet song." The self-respect and independence... | |
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