 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.. - Pagina 310a cura di - 1820Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Octavius Brooks Frothingham - 1878 - 286 pagine
...the perfect man. An old English dramatist of the ijth century, Thomas Dekker, wrote these lines : " 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1878 - 560 pagine
...Elizabeth (whatever might be their belief), one of whom says of Him, with a boldness equal to its piety : " 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." of... | |
 | 1903 - 1186 pagine
...the mountain in its azure hue. CAMPBELL: Pleasuret of Hupe, part i. line 7. » See Bacon, page 171. 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.1 The... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1902 - 438 pagine
...Elizabeth (whatever might be their belief) one of whom says of him, with a boldness equal to its piety : ' 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.' This... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1902 - 296 pagine
...the soul of peace; Of all the virtues 't is the 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, bumble, tranquil spirit, The Jlrst true gentleman that ever breathed. The... | |
 | 1903 - 430 pagine
...meaning that old Thomas Dekker gave it in that play of which we sometimes quote these lines: — " 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," This... | |
 | Alexander McKenzie - 1903 - 312 pagine
...carried to the highest places. Thus we read of " That Gentleman Paul." "Old honest Dekker" wrote: " 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." And... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 438 pagine
...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 breathed. THE SECOND... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1903 - 438 pagine
...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 breathed. THE SECOND... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1903 - 218 pagine
...their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. — BYRON. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, The first true gentleman that ever breathed. — DEKKER. , , .The glories of our birth and state Are... | |
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