 | Mary Raleigh - 1883 - 332 páginas
...the wish was fulfilled, and he sleeps beside his friend. CHAPTER XV. LECTURES ON PREACHING. " fiod did anoint thee with His odorous oil To wrestle, not...thy tears over, like pure crystallines, For younger fellow- workers of the soil, To wear as amulets. So others shall Take patience, labour, to their heart... | |
 | 1883 - 410 páginas
...The next, he was not : — to the fatherland Translated unaware. FREDERIC MYERS. Julg 29. WORK. WHAT are we set on earth for ? Say, to toil ; Nor seek to leave the tending of thy vines For all the heat of the day, till it declines, And Death's mild curfew shall... | |
 | Five minutes daily readings - 1884 - 408 páginas
...we set on earth for ? Say, to toil ; Nor seek to leave the tending of thy vines For all the heat of the day, till it declines, And Death's mild curfew shall from work assoil. God did anoint thee with His'odorous oil, To wrestle, not to reign ; and He assigns All thy tears over, like pure crystallines,... | |
 | Bishop Samuel Fallows - 1884 - 524 páginas
...around me the sad sit and sigh, I will be glad that I live and must die. LIFE THE TIME FOR WORK. 1 1 HAT are we set on earth for? Say, to toil ; Nor seek to leave thy tending of the vines ijip For all the heat o' the day, till it declines, And death's mild curfew shall from work assoil.... | |
 | Stella Scott Gilman - 1884 - 218 páginas
...favorite sonnet, by Mrs. Browning, which often rises to my lips as I think of my life and work: " ' What are we set on earth for? Say, to toil; Nor seek to leave the tending of the vines, For all the heat o' the day, till it declines, And death's mild curfew shall... | |
 | James Russell Miller - 1885 - 138 páginas
...to help his needy, suffering ones, to train children for his service, to fight his battles. " What are we set on .earth for ? Say to toil, Nor seek to...thee with his odorous oil To wrestle, not to reign. . . . So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand From thy hand and thy heart and... | |
 | Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale), George V (King of Great Britain) - 1886 - 836 páginas
...follow Him " in the workman's life. " What are we set on earth for ! but to toil, Nor seek to leave our tending of the vines, For all the heat o' the day...declines, And death's mild curfew shall from work assoil." The high priest and his attendants were here to-day to welcome us, and showed us the plans of the proposed... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - 1886 - 386 páginas
...we sent on earth for? Say to toil, Nor seek to leave the tending of the vines, For all the heat of day till it declines, And death's mild curfew shall from work assoil. MADAME JACOB had a friend at Asnieres, an old maiden lady, Tou-Tou's godmother, who was well to do... | |
 | Lucy Larcom - 1887 - 252 páginas
...things inherit ! " OWKN MEREDITH. Spirits are not finely touched, But to fine issues. SHAKESPEARE. God did anoint thee with His odorous oil, To wrestle, not to reign. MBS. BBOWHMO. God doth not need Either man's works or His own gifts ; who best Bear His mild yoke,... | |
 | International Council of Women - 1888 - 488 páginas
...teaching is missionary work. It is not easy, but it is possible. Mrs. Browning sings : What are we sent to earth for ? Say, to toil ; Nor seek to leave thy tending of the vlues, For all the heat o' the day till it declines, And death's mild curfew shall from work assoil.... | |
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WHAT are we set on earth for ? Say, to toil ; Nor seek to leave thy tending of the vines For all the heat o' the day, till it declines, And Death's mild curfew shall from work assoil. God did anoint thee with His odorous oil, To wrestle, not to reign... 
