 Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce...  The Writings of James Russell Lowell ...: Poems - Page 292by James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Russell Lowell - American poetry - 1896 - 528 pages
...corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie m; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking: 'T is heaven alone... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - American literature - 1897 - 554 pages
...what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, Tis only God may be had for the asking; No price is set on... | |
 | Daniel B. Shepp - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1897 - 542 pages
...gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in ; The priest has his fee who comes and shrieves us; We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the Devil's...cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with the whole soul's tasking ; 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking... | |
 | Frances Taylor Patterson - Motion picture plays - 1920 - 312 pages
...scenics. Nature is a gift to all the world. As Lowell says in his prologue to " Sir Launf al ": " For cap and bells our lives we pay Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking. 'Tis Heaven alone that is given away And only God may be had for the asking. No price is set on the... | |
 | Anita P. Forbes - American poetry - 1920 - 328 pages
...: ' ' Earth gets its price for what earth gives us ; At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Bach ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold ; For a cap and bell our lives we pay. Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking." Is the view of this poem Pagan,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1921 - 208 pages
...what Earth gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in;...dross costs its ounce of gold; For a cap and bells 1 our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking; 'T is heaven alone that is given away,... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - Methodist Church - 1922 - 202 pages
...for what Earth gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest has his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in;...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking. 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking; No price is set on the... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...what Earth gives us, The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes Such an one has been, as it were, miraculous in the...world, in whom his wife and valet have seen nothing 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking, No price is set on the... | |
 | Edwin Greenlaw, William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - American literature - 1922 - 600 pages
...what earth gives us: The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us. We bargain for the graves we lie in; At the devil's booth are all things sold, 25 Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1922 - 600 pages
...what earth gives us: The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us. We bargain for the graves we lie in; At the devil's booth are all things sold, 2.5 Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy... | |
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