 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
 | William Morley Punshon - Protestants - 1882 - 520 pages
...self-seekers trampling on the right : Greatest, yet with least pretence, Foremost-hearted of his time : Eich in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime-." This simplicity was indeed the great feature of his character, to which everything else must be referred... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - Protestants - 1882 - 500 pages
...self-seekers trampling on the right : Greatest, yet with least pretence, Foremost-hearted of his time : Eich in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime." This simplicity was indeed the great feature of his character, to which everything else must be referred... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1883 - 504 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 and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Eich in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only arc, In his simplicity sublime. 6. He is gone... | |
 | F G. Marchant - 1883 - 422 pages
...himself, a common good. . . . . The man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime ; The greatest, yet with least pretence : Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Bich in saving common sense, And, aз the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1884 - 336 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 - 1884 - 412 pages
...good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet witli least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Kich in saving common-sense, Aud, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray... | |
 | United States - 1887 - 734 pages
...and has ever done the right thing, at the right time, and in the right way, for he is — " Rich in common sense, And as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime." Mr. Allison returns to Washington somewhat before the meeting of congress, that he may get his committee... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1885 - 410 pages
...mortal span! Tennyson's ode to England's great Wellington may well be sung in honour of General Grant. " Our greatest, yet with least pretence; Great in council,...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. " Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power; Who let the... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - Generals - 1885 - 752 pages
...national tradition that only men of solid virtues shall be raised to supreme positions in our Republic. ' Our greatest yet with least pretence. Great in council...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.' HOME LIFE. — " As he was the typical American, should we be surprised to find that his was the typical... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1885 - 936 pages
...national tradition that only men of solid virtues shall be raised to supreme positions in our Republic. ' Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.' HOME LIFE. — " As he was the typical American, should we be surprised to find that his was the typical... | |
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