 And let us linger in this place, for an instant, to remark, that if ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the. wealthy and the proud to home, may be forged on earth ; but those which...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1111841Full view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1893 - 688 pages
...that bind the wealthy and the proud to I home, may be forged on earth, but those which link the Door man to his humble hearth, are of the true metal, and...heaven. The man of high descent may love the halls and lands of his inheritance as a part of himself, as trophies of his birth and power ; the poor man's... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1874 - 554 pages
...poverty of Kit's family, if any correct judgment might be arrived at from his own glowing account ? and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but...link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the truer metal and bear the stamp of Heaven. The man of high descent may love the halls and lands of his... | |
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