 The leper raised not the gold from the dust: " Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the blessing of the poor, Though I turn me empty from his door...  Poetical works - Page 297by James Russell Lowell - 1890Full view - About this book
 | England - 1851 - 786 pages
...dainty nature, And seemed the one blot ou the summer mom, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. The leper raised not the gold from the dust : ' Better to me the poor man's < rust, Better the blessing of the poor. Though I turn me empty from his door ; That is no true ahns... | |
 | Orestes Augustus Brownson - American essays - 1849 - 566 pages
...leap his heart stood still Like a frozen waterfall ; For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...morn, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. " The leper raised not the gold from the dust: ' Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the blessing... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...The flesh 'neath his armor did shrink and crawl, For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...morn, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. The Icpcr raised not the gold from the dust : ' Better to me the poor man's crust, Better tin; blessing... | |
 | Scotland - 1851 - 856 pages
...The sunshine weut out of his soul with a thrill, The flesh 'noath his armour did shrink and crawl, For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Kasped...dainty nature, And seemed the one blot on the summer mom, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. The leper raised not the gold from the dust : *... | |
 | England - 1851 - 792 pages
...The flesh 'ncath his armour did shrink ami crawl, For this man, so foul and bent of stature. Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...summer morn, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in score. The leper raised not the gold from the duat : ' Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the... | |
 | England - 1851 - 812 pages
...The floh 'neath his armour did shrink and crawl, For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature. And seemed the one blot on the summer morn. — So be tossed him a piece of gold in icora. The leper raised not the gold from the doit : * Better to me... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 pages
...leap his heart stood still Like a frozen waterfall ; For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...morn,— So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. The leper raised not the gold from the dust : u Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the blessing... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - Sir Launfal - 1863 - 44 pages
...leap his heart stood still Like a frozen waterfall; For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...morn, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. YI. The leper raised not the gold from the dust: " Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the blessing... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - American poetry - 1866 - 340 pages
...leap his heart stood still Like a frozen waterfall ; For this man, so foul and bent of stature, Rasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the one blot on the summe So he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn. The leper raised not the gold from the dust : " Better... | |
 | American periodicals - 1867 - 894 pages
...leap his heart stood still Like a frozen waterful ; For this mm, so foul and bent of stature, Hasped harshly against his dainty nature, And seemed the...summer morn, — So he tossed him a piece of gold in ecorn : The leper raised not the gold from the dust : " Better to me the poor man's crust, Better the... | |
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