 | 1865 - 538 páginas
...often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age,... | |
 | 1865 - 540 páginas
...mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful oily ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce...intellectual life of our century, so serene ! ' There are o«r young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as slie lies, spreading her garments... | |
 | 1865 - 1022 páginas
...often make mistakes, aud I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual litu of our century, so serene ! "There arc our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1897 - 1436 páginas
...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene! And yet, steened in sentiment as she lies, sprending her gardens to the moonlight and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that, Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling one nearer to the ideal... | |
 | Henry C. Pedder - 1874 - 200 páginas
...into the spirit of Matthew Arnold's remark when, in speaking of Oxford as his alma-mater, he says : " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our country, so serene ! There are our young barbarians, all at play ! And yet, steeped in sentiment as... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1875 - 468 páginas
...often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our century, at so serene ! | hi 4 There are our young barbarians, all at play I ' da And yet, steeped in sentiment... | |
 | 1877 - 548 páginas
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
 | 1877 - 536 páginas
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
 | 1877 - 560 páginas
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the hist enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1878 - 764 páginas
...their recriminations. BAOFORI). 3 H "Beautiful city," to quote the glowing words of Matthew Arnold, " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene I ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading... | |
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And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal... 
