 tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd.  The Retrospective Review - Page 3121820Full view - About this book
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...is the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A sofi, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...'tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 280 pages
...was he that wrote that character, the piety of which has been pronounced equal to its boldness :— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. His universal... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Drama - 1845 - 540 pages
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods.—The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1846 - 752 pages
...the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues, 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, Thejirst true gentleman that ever breathed." In the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...'tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes men look like gods. a A (oft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The contrast... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1847 - 660 pages
...is the soul of peace : Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It make'' men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true Gentleman that ever breathed.' THE western... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1877 - 564 pages
...1 address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AH— " The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer— A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit ; The first true Gentleman that ever breathed." See... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1891 - 672 pages
...Correspondente who repeat queries are requested to head the second communication "Duplicate." MTK— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, ice. These lines appear in ' The Honest W e.' KOTWS. Editorial Communications should be addressed to... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...'tis the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : It makes men look liko gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit: The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. FEMALE... | |
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