There, too, our elder sister plied Her evening task the stand beside; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The... A Sane Lunatic - Page 239by Clara Louise Burnham - 1882 - 325 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1865 - 838 pages
...similar work in several years : " A foil, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact. Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice."— p. 31. Poems. By USA (Miss MARY MoMuLLEN). 16mo., pp. 216. Cincinnati. A friend,... | |
| Conduct of life - 1866 - 450 pages
...GOOD. From Whittier's Snow-bound. A full rich nature free to trust. Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act And make her generous...fact. Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. 178 Sebastian Gomez ; or, MurtHo's Mulatto. [JUNE, Ah ! heart sore tried, thou hast... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee, — rest,... | |
| Society of Friends - 1867 - 844 pages
...evening task the stand beside; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and utmost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of eclf-sacrifice. 0 heart sore tried I thou hast the best That Heaven itself. could give thee, — rest,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. O heart sore-tried ! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee, — rest,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1876 - 316 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just. Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. 0 heart sore-tried ! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee, — rest.... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1877 - 68 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise v The secret of self-sacrifice. O heart sore-tried ! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 580 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just. Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. О heart sore-tried ! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give the«, — rest,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 556 pages
...evening task the stand beside ; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice. O heart sore-tried ! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee, — Rest... | |
| Horace Elisha Scudder - American poetry - 1879 - 474 pages
...evening task the stand beside; 380 A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous...thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise 385 The secret of self-sacrifice. O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give... | |
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