Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and old accept their part, And bow before the Awful Will, And bear it with an honest heart, Who misses or who wins the prize. — Go, lose or conquer as you can ; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each,... In the Yule-log Glow - Page 240edited by - 1891Full view - About this book
| India - 1862 - 394 pages
...the heart may kindly glow, Although the head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. An article on Thackeray without a comparison with Dickens, would to many look like the play of Hamlet,... | |
| Literature - 1853 - 842 pages
...the heart may kindly glow, Although the heart with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter-inow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...accept their part, And bow before the Awful Will, And hear it with an honest heart. Who misses, or who wins the prize Î Go, lose or conquer as you can :... | |
| 1863 - 804 pages
...have seen a man in the very flower of his manhood, wealthy, in' loved and lost,1 calmly and steadily ' Bow before the Awful Will And bear it with an honest heart.' Can you imagine how I love and respect this man, who carried a 'beauty in hi» daily life,' so brave,... | |
| American periodicals - 1849 - 638 pages
...Although the head wiih cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. Come wealth or want, come cood or ill, Let young and old accept their part, And bow...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays) — The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 116 pages
...the heart may kindly glow, Although the heart with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter-snow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman, \f A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays) ; The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
| William Lovett - Conduct of life - 1853 - 496 pages
...Bethlehem: " Peace on earth, good-will to men." " Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let old and young accept their part, And bow before the awful will,...fail. or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. MANNERS. 75 " A gentleman, or old or young! (Bear kindly with my humble lay.) The sacred chorus first... | |
| 1853 - 800 pages
...want, come good or ill. Let young and old accept their pan, And bow before the Awful Will, And hear it with an honest heart. Who misses, or who wins the...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman, A gentleman, or old or young! (Bear kindly with my humble lays) ; The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
| John Esten Cooke - Virginia - 1854 - 338 pages
...DAYS IN THE OLD DOMINION. EDITED FROM THE M88. OF C. EFFINGHAM, ESQ. Com* wealth or want, came food or ill, Let young and old accept their part. And bow before the Awful Will, And bear it with an honett heart Who miMei or who wina the prize t Go. low or conquer. aa you can ; But if you fail. or... | |
| John Esten Cooke - Virginia - 1854 - 300 pages
...EDITED FROM THE MSB. OF C. EFFINGHAM, ESQ. :-.'' Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young und old accept their part, And bow before the Awful Will, And bear it with an honert heart. Who musei or who win* the prixe t Go, IOM or conquer, as yon can' But if you fall, or... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1855 - 526 pages
...the heart may kindly glow, Although the head with cares be bent, And whitened with the winter snow. Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and...fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. A gentleman, or old or young ! (Bear kindly with my humble lays) ; The sacred chorus first was sung... | |
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