 I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God. I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope. And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord of all, And...  The National Review - Side 382redigeret af - 1855Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1857 - 372 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs, That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | 1857 - 452 sider
...book we learned, Ere childhood's flaxen ringlet turned To black and brown, on kindred brows. * * * * 1 falter where I firmly trod, And, falling with my weight...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs, That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1859 - 520 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs, That slope through darkness up to God ; 1 stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 576 sider
...lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That T, considering everywhere Her secret meaning in her deeds,...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 546 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams 1 So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, That slope through darkness up to God; And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs... | |
 | 1860 - 890 sider
...crying in the night : An infant crying for the light : And with no language but a cry." (p. 77.) " I falter where I firmly trod ; And falling with my...altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to God, "I strctch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord... | |
 | Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch - 1861 - 364 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs, That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | 1861 - 538 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams 'I So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life, That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...firmly trod, And falling, with my weight of cares, I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear, I falter wnere I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds [ falter wnore I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs... | |
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