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 Churchman's companion - Page 2471880Full view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 616 pages
...and delight, but also sweetly commending those delights and blessings to others. " Be good, my child, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not...them, all day long ; And so make life, death, and the vast ' for ever ' One grand sweet song." This, then, is the message of our text. Value the Word... | |
| England - 1876 - 818 pages
...and been the father of a man able and willing to take the poet's advice — " Be good, my friend, nnd let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long ; So making life, death, and that vast For Ever, One grand, sweet song. " Such is the man whom I would... | |
| 1858
...meaning on the poet's words — " Be good," my friends, " and let who will be clever ; J)o Christ-like things, not dream them all day long ; And so make life, death, and that vast for ever, One grand, sweet song." May God in heaven himself bid you a Happy New Year ! Watford.... | |
| 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...them, all day long ; And so make life, death, and that vast for ever One grand, sweet song. KlNGSLEY. NATIVE PREACHERS' CAKDS. PEKHATS most of the readers... | |
| 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 song. IpOM'S rOLD boy knows how to... | |
| J. D. Bell - Conduct of life - 1850 - 486 pages
...the hive of the race. Go and learn from some honey-bee the difference between existing and living ! -Let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream...all day long ; And so, make life, death, and that vast forever, A grand, sweet song." When Indolence usurps the throne of the intellect, then courage... | |
| 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 ;...dream them all day long ; And so make life, death, und that vast for ever, One grand sweet song. Forgiveness. — He who others, breaks the bridge must... | |
| Education - 1897 - 404 pages
...pupil —why? that be may escape punishment. Not so, says the poet Kingsley. " 'Be good, dear child, and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long. And so make life, death and the vast forever One grand, sweet song.' " The speaker declared that only by contributing all its resources... | |
| 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 song.'" " Yes, as I smoke my cigar,... | |
| Charles Kingsley - Great Britain - 1857 - 432 pages
...righteousness. Do you recollect, Queen Whims, what I wrote once in your album? 'Be good, sweetmaid, 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 song.' " "But, you naughty, hypocritical... | |
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