And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. Works - Pagina 102di John Ruskin - 1887Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| John Ruskin - 1860 - 442 pagine
...the wearied child his pillow. And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1861 - 614 pagine
...the wearied child its pillow. "And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the...the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, com for the granary, moss for the grave. Yet as, in one sense, the humblest, in another they are the... | |
| 1861 - 634 pagine
...are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the\oft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The...done their parts, for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
| 1861 - 634 pagine
...the wearied child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
| 1861 - 636 pagine
...the wearied child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
| Hugh Macmillan - 1861 - 320 pagine
...the wearied child its pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichens take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses... | |
| 1861 - 588 pagine
...and the weary child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so are they its last gift to us. When all other service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses, have done... | |
| Margaret Plues - 1864 - 376 pagine
...gift to us. When all farther service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichens take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the...the gift-bearing grasses have done their parts for time, but these do service for ever ! Trees for the builder's yard, corn for the granary, moss for... | |
| 1874 - 968 pagine
...the wearied child its pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
| John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1866 - 374 pagine
...the wearied child his pillow. And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses,... | |
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