The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Little Classics - Page 122edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
| Education - 1865 - 594 pages
...simple lines (p. 18) : " The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free; He huilded hetter than he knew — v _Vol. II. ^rSVoV'-f 'sá**B4--'4-- JXJ and Uiomc Education, AXD OFriCLAL... | |
| James Freeman Clarke - Unitarianism - 1866 - 560 pages
...canticles of love and woe. The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian I tome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could...than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew." There is a truth in this — a profound truth. The Bible is not an exceptional book in this, that it... | |
| Jeremiah Lewis Diman - Fourth of July orations - 1866 - 726 pages
...their high destiny. "The hand that raised St. Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could...than he knew : The conscious stone to beauty grew." But, among those immortal signers of the Declaration, there was one on whom the spirit of prophecy... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...»tone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leave«, and feathers from lier breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn each annual cell Í Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads Í Such and so grew these holy piles,... | |
| James Freeman Clarke - Unitarianism - 1867 - 540 pages
...canticles of love nnd woe. The hand that rounded Pcter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Borne, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free; He bnilded bctter than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew." There is a truth in this — a profound... | |
| 1868 - 450 pages
...up in thanksgiving, is the child of enthusiasm and rapture. "Know.st thou what wove yon wood-bird.i nest Of leaves and feathers from her breast ? Or how...the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting , with morn, eaoh annual coll ? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? Such, and so grew... | |
| Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 548 pages
...— " ' The hand that rounded Peter's domo, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought with a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free,...than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew."' After this, Mr. Raymond seldom appeared in public. Resisting every allurement again to turn aside from... | |
| Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 550 pages
...— " ' The hand that rounded Peter's domo, And groined tho aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought with a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free, He builded better than he knew; Thu conscious stono to beanty grew.'" After this, Mr. Baymond seldom appeared in public. Resisting... | |
| Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...Christian Rome, Wrought in a sf.d sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free ; Пе builded batter op and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory ! — the flying cloud lightens; Onl Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn each... | |
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