 The statesman-warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time,...  Southern Historical Society Papers - Page 3571889Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1877 - 494 pages
...in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Ji'irli in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1877 - 392 pages
...inflnence, Yet clearest of amhitions crime. Onr greatest yet with least pretence. Great in conncil and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-seuse, And, as the greatest ouly are, In his simplicity snhlime. O good gray head which all... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...himself, a common good ! 5. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest, yet with least pretence, Great in council...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. 6. O good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1878 - 194 pages
...in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council...war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray head which all... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1878 - 688 pages
...in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council...and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich ir saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray head... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1879 - 508 pages
...the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest, yet with least pretense, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. 6. O good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to... | |
 | 1879 - 524 pages
...in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet elearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council...war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, ln his simplicity sublime. О good gray head which all... | |
 | George Frederick Maclear - Bible - 1880 - 274 pages
...Lectures, I. p. 265. him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah" (Josh. xxiv. 29, 30), " Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain...as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime 1 ," CHAPTER III. THE WORK OF JOSHUA. 1. It is impossible to disconnect the life and character of Joshua... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1881 - 486 pages
...himself, a common good. 5. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest, yet with least pretence,— Great in...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. 6. He is gone who seemed so great— Gone ; but nothing can bereave him Of the force he made his own... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1881 - 488 pages
...himself, a common good. 5. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest, yet with least pretence, — Great in...in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only arc, In his simplicity sublime. 6. He is gone who seemed so great — Gone ; but nothing can bereave... | |
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