 Tis the still water faileth ; Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth; Keep the watch wound, for the dark rust assaileth; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory! — the flying cloud lightens; Only the waving wing changes and brightens...  The Univercœlum and Spiritual Philosopher - Page 3621848Full view - About this book
 | Charles Hole - Conduct of life - 1870 - 260 pages
...dark rust assaileth ; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labour is glory ; the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and...Play the sweet keys would'st thou keep them in tune. Labour is worship ! the robin is singing — Labour is worship ! the wild bee is ringing ; Listen !... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pages
...! Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory ! — the flying cloud Ugh tens ; Only the waving wing changes and brightens ; Idle...Play the sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune! FRANCES S. OSGOOD. SECTION XXVII. I. 124. AGRICULTURE.' PART FIRST. * BUT, sir, to come to more practical,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...dark rust assail eth : Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor in glory I — the flying And the soundin sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from world-sirens that lure us to ill. Work, — and pure... | |
 | Charles H. Kent - Conduct of life - 1881 - 144 pages
...dark rust assaileth ; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory! — the liying cloud lightens; Only the waving wing changes and brightens,...the sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune.'' Miss Flora McFlirasey, the young lady who had nothing to wear, was exceedingly unfortunate, but Miss... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - Readers - 1881 - 220 pages
...dark rust assaileth : Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory ! — the flying cloud lightens : Only the waving wing changes and...Play the sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune. Rest from world-sirens that lure us to ill. Work, — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ;... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1881 - 176 pages
...into three classes : — . Simple, derived, phrase-prepositions. Give examples of each class. " Labour is rest from the sorrows that greet us, Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us : Work, and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work, thou... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1882 - 984 pages
...dark rust assaileth ! Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory! — the flying cloud lightens; Only the waving wing changes and brightens;...Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from world-sirens that lure us to IJ1. Work, — and pure... | |
 | 1882 - 130 pages
...dark rust assaileth; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory ! — the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and...Play the sweet keys wouldst thou keep them in tune ! FRANCES S. OSGOOD. Say, what is Honor ? 'Tis the finest sense Of justice which the human mind can... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - Anthologies - 1883 - 954 pages
...C20 LABOR IS WORSHIP. Flowers droop and die in the stillness of nooE. Labor is glory ! — the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and...Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, How his strong arm, in its stalwart pride sweeping,. True as a... | |
 | James Woolcock - Anthropology - 1883 - 192 pages
...dark rust assaileth ; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labour is glory ! — the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and...Play the sweet keys wouldst thou keep them in tune. Labour is rest from the sorrows that greet us ; Best from all petty vexations that meet us ; Rest from... | |
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