 Poor Indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw — If no silken cord of love hath bound thee To some little world through weal and woe...  The Year Book of American Authors - Page 71by Mrs. Ida Scott Taylor McKinney - 1894 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...still, Leaf and flower and laden bee are preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to (ill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw, I thee If no silken cord of love hath bound To some little world through weal and woe; If no dear eyes... | |
 | Theology - 1851 - 620 pages
...still ; Leaf and flower and laden bee are preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...canst lighten, By daily sympathy and gentle tone. Not by deeds that win the crowd's applauses, Not by works that give thee world -renown, Not by martyrdom,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...still ; Leaf, and flower, and laden bee are preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...thou canst lighten By daily sympathy and gentle tone. Not by deeds that win the crowd's applauses, Not by works that give thee world-renown, Not by martyrdom,... | |
 | Hannah J. Woodman - American poetry - 1846 - 224 pages
...still ; Leaf and flower, and laden bee are preaching Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...bound thee To some little world, through weal and woe. Daily struggling, though unloved and lonely, Every day a rich reward will give ; Thou wilt find, by... | |
 | Henry Clapp - American literature - 1846 - 238 pages
...still ; Leaf and flower, and laden bee are preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten, No fond voices answer to thine own ; If no brother's... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...still ; Leaf and flower, and laden bee are preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten — No fond roices answer to thine own ; If no brother's... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...If no silken cord of love hath bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten — No fond voices answer to thine own ; Not by deeds that win the world's applauses ; Not by works that give thee world-renown ; Nor by martyrdom,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1849 - 428 pages
...still : Leaf, and flower, and laden bee, are preaching Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray...hath bound thee To some little world through weal or wo ; If no dear eyes thy fond love can brighten — No fond voices answer to thine own ; If no brother's... | |
 | Spring flowers, S. P. - 1849 - 178 pages
...preaching. Thine own sphere, though humble, first to fill . Poor, indeed, thou must be, if around ihee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw ; If no silken cord of love have bound thee To some little world, through weal and woe. If no dear eyes thy fond love can brighten... | |
 | 1850 - 682 pages
...still ? Le:;!', and Mower, and laden bee are preaching Thine own sphere, though humble, first to nil. Poor, indeed, thou must be, if around thee, Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw ; li' i.<> silken cord of love hath bound thee To tome little world through weal and woe. If no dear... | |
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