 Earth may some purer beings' presence bear ; Mayhap even God may walk among His saints, In eminence and brightness like yon moon, Mildly outbeaming all the beads of light Strung o'er night's proud dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round still star, which...  Festus: A Poem - Page 40by Philip James Bailey - 1845 - 416 pagesFull view - About this book
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...our souls are developed in the highest activity and perfection ? There can be no other reason : — ' How can the beauty of material things So win the heart, and work upon the mind, Unless lilce-natured with them P * If the love of nature were excited merely by the allurements of beauty... | |
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...this poem, and we have wandered into digressions. Take some then — not digressions, but specimens. How can the beauty of material things So win the heart,...thoughts of the same blood? They have like effect. The world must have great minds, even as great spheres Or suns, to govern lesser restless minds. While... | |
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...love and beauty they acknowledge good." And again, who has not felt the truth of this inquiry, — " How can the beauty of material things So win the heart,...thoughts of the same blood ? They have like effect." There is deep meaning in the earnest question of these last two lines. Never, at least, have we so... | |
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...night's proud dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round still star, which looks half suffering from, And half rejoicing in its own strong fire ; Making...Why doubt on mind ? What matter how That which all feel to be their noblest part ? Even spirits have a better and a worse : For every thing created must... | |
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...love and beauty they acknowledge good." And again, who has not felt the truth of this inquiry, — " How can the beauty of material things So win the heart,...and work upon the mind Unless like-natured with them ? Jtre great thing! And thoughts of the same blood ? They have like effect." There is deep meaning... | |
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...night's proud dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round still star, which looks half suffering from, And half rejoicing in its own strong fire; Making...Why doubt on mind ? What matter how That which all feel to be their noblest part ? Even spirits have a better and a worse: For every thing created must... | |
 | Gift books - 1847 - 340 pages
...Floating unseen among us. ***** Dear and yet dearer for its mystery.' Mr. Bailey asks in Festus — ' How can the beauty of material things So win the heart, and work upon the mind, Unless like natured with them ? Are preattMngt ThenItaaeVJxeffect.' And Mr. Emerson, despite the keenness... | |
 | 1847 - 722 pages
...night's proud, dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round, still star, which looks half suffering from, And half rejoicing in, its own strong fire, Making itself a lonelihood of light. How can the beauty of material things So win upon the heart and work upon the mind. Unless like-natured... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - American literature - 1847 - 1376 pages
...night's proud, dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round, still star, which looks half suffering from. And half rejoicing in, its own strong fire. Making itself a lonelihood of light. How can the beauty of material things So win upon the heart and work upon the mind. Unless like-natured... | |
 | 1847 - 722 pages
...night's proud, dark brow. How strangely fair Yon round, still star, which looks half suffering from , And half rejoicing in, its own strong fire, Making itself a lonelihood of light. How can the beauty of material things So win upon the heart and work upon the mind. Unless like-natured... | |
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