 Soul a heaven-ward course must hold ; Beyond the visible world She soars to seek, (For what delights the sense is false and weak) Ideal Form, the universal mould. The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart...  The Retrospective Review - Page 2551826Full view - About this book
 | 1884 - 658 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes, nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love That kills the soul, love betters what is best Even here below, but more in heaven above." And here... | |
 | John Brookes (F.G.S.) - 1875 - 152 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. "Tis sense, unbridled will,...is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. A self-raised man's satisfaction is derived, not from worldly possessions, not from applause or a sense... | |
 | Charles Christopher Black - 1875 - 368 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes ; nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will — and not true love, That kills the soul. Love betters what is best Even here below — but more in heaven above." WORDSWORTH.... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - English poetry - 1875 - 728 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. "Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, That kills the soul: love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in Heaven above. FROM THE... | |
 | John Brookes (F.G.S.) - 1877 - 120 pages
...wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend ' His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will,...is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. A self-raised man's satisfaction is derived, not from worldly possessions, not from applause or a sense... | |
 | Poets - 1877 - 300 pages
...His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tiз sense, unbridled will, and not true love, That kills the soul ; love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in Heaven above. From the Italian of Michael Angelo. Trajan, 56. Bishop Burnet, 1648. 17* " He — to whom all tongues... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - Bible - 1879 - 456 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes ; nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, That kills the soul : Love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above." * Again,... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1880 - 330 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes: nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, That kills the soul: love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above. TO THE SUPREME... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, [best. That kills the soul : love betters what is Even here below, but more in heaven above. FROM THE... | |
 | Alexander Gilchrist - 1880 - 526 pages
...The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, That kills the soul : love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above.' In the... | |
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