 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 Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1889 - 604 pages
...embodiment in a modern Englishman of Cicero's ideal of old age, we have it in the Duke of Wellington : — ' 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 are, In his simplicity sublime.' Yet who among-... | |
 | Edward Duffield Neill - 1889 - 34 pages
...a modern poet:1 "The statesman- warrior, moderate, resolute, Our greatest, yet with least pretense, Rich in saving common sense, And as the greatest only are, In his simplicity, suhlime." Called to serve a second term, the eight years of his administration were years of care and... | |
 | Samuel Wilberforce - Bible - 1890 - 388 pages
...upon — "The statesman warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself — a common good ; * * * * • Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain...the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - Authors, English - 1890 - 488 pages
...1852, the Duke of Wellington died, and on the day of his burial Tennyson's " Ode " was published: — ' 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." December 9, 1854, "The Charge... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson, Frederick James Rowe, William Trego Webb - 1890 - 182 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, 30 Foremost captain of his time, Eich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson, Frederick James Rowe, William Trego Webb - 1890 - 178 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, 30 Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1892 - 896 pages
...in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Vet 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 - 1892 - 904 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... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - Booksellers and bookselling - 1892 - 772 pages
...was sturdy, vigorous, resolute, courageous, self-poised and self-reliant. * * * "With least pretense, Rich in saving common sense, And, as 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... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1893 - 546 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... | |
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