 tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd.  Littell's Living Age - Page 361907Full view - About this book
 | Charles Whitehead - 1843 - 926 pages
...radiant was that meek aspect, from which all passion, and all trace of passion, had for ever disappeared. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. I must not be accused of irreverence when I say, that even like unto Him — that " best... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1844 - 330 pages
...the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND PART OF THE HONEST WHORK. BY THOMAS DECEER. BF.LLAFRONT, a reclaimed Harlot, recounts... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...'tis the soul of peace : "1 all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven : H makes men look like gods. oss car can hear, Till oft converse with heavenly ha sutlerer, ^ «ft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit : The first trne gentleman that ever breath'd.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 pages
...have been persons who, being sceptics as to the divine mission of Christ, have taken an accountable prejudice to his doctrines, and have been disposed...sufferer ; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit;The first true gentleman that ever breathed." This was old honest Decker, and the lines ought... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1845 - 232 pages
...have been disposed to deny the merit of his character ; but this was not the feeling of the great^men in the age of Elizabeth (whatever might be their belief,)...gentleman that ever breathed." This was old honest Decker, and the lines ought to embalm his memory to every one who has a sense either of religion, or... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...'tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock of patience then cannot be poor; All it desires, it has; what award more ? It is... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...'tis the soul of peace ; Of all the virtues 't is nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. The stock of patience then cannot be poor; All it desires, it has ; what award more ? It... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Drama - 1845 - 492 pages
...the soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods. — The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit ; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND PART OF THE HONEST WHORE. BY THOMAS DECKER. Bellafront, a reclaimed Harlot, recounts... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 280 pages
...was he that wrote that character, the piety of which has been pronounced equal to its boldness :— The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was...tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. His universal sympathy enabled him to strike out that audacious and happy simile, " untameable... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Drama - 1845 - 540 pages
...soul of peace : Of all the virtues, 'tis nearest kin to heaven ; It makes men look like gods.—The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a Sufferer,...tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breath'd. THE SECOND PART OF THE HONEST WHORE. BY THOMAS DECKER. Bellafront, a reclaimed Harlot, recounts... | |
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