...Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed by pathways that appear, As we to higher levels rise. The heights by great men reached and kept Were not...their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night."1 And we do not need philosophy to tell us that this life is very short. Christianity assures...

...aspire — may it not be all vainly — As good as poor Joey to be ! Punch. A PLEA. The heights of great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden...But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upwards in the night. — Longfellow. ALAS ! for those companions who have slept Upon that weary way,...

...Abernethy, " it is open to that objection." GAIN BY TOIL. LONGFELLOW. ÍTE heights by great men reached ar,d kept Were not attained by sudden flight } But they,...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. FLOWERS. MAItV HUWITT. GOD might h:ive made the earth bring forth Enough for great ami small } The...

...crossed by pathways that appear As we to higher levels rise. The heights by great men reached, and kr.pt, Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern — unseen...

...gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern, unseen before,...

...frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that appear As we to higher levels rise. The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night, Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern — unseen...

...emergency. The life of Napoleon presents the most striking illustration of the truth of the sentiment, " The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden night ; Eut they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night." One cloudless morning,...

...one, or to command the other. Thie thought recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'THE heights by groat men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while Iheir companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.' Very, very few of our great men but have...

...recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'Tue heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by xudden flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night/ Very, wry few of our great men but have ' sprung from the ranks ; ' and fewer still, who were not born,...

...desired to avail of the one, or to command the other. This thought recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'THE heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by Kuddeu flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.' Very, very...