These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. "The ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung! The word we had... A First Book of Composition for High Schools - Page 230by Thomas Henry Briggs, Isabel McKinney - 1913 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1900 - 1070 pages
...the mouth of the Fool, and which sinks into the heart of the King, ought to be oftener on our lips : The ill-timed truth we might have kept— Who knows...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall ! The blunders of the good are sometimes more difficult to repair than evil deeds; and they are few... | |
| American essays - 1879 - 978 pages
...blossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. " The ill-timed truth we might have kept, — Who knows...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall. " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will;... | |
| George Melville Baker - Elocution - 1879 - 734 pages
...well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. ; : "The ill-timed truth we might hare kept, — Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung?...faults no tenderness should ask, .... . The chastening stripe must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders, — oh, in shame Before the eyes of heavrn we... | |
| Readers - 1883 - 804 pages
...blossoms without end ; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. "The ill-timed truth we might have kept, — Who knows..."Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripe must cleanse them all >, But for our blunders, — oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we... | |
| College students' writings, American - 1907 - 682 pages
...blossoms without end ; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. The ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall. Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ; Men crown the knave and scourge the tool That did his will ; but... | |
| American poetry - 1885 - 470 pages
...heart-strings of a friend. ;4The ill-time truth that we have kept — We know how sharp it pierced and stung I The word we had not sense to say — Who knows how...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall. " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will;... | |
| American poetry - 1885 - 466 pages
...of a friend. 14 The ill-time truth that we have kept — We know how sharp it pierced and stung I M The word we had not sense to say — Who knows how...chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our b^bj^ders -*>oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall. " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ;... | |
| George F. Crook - 1885 - 108 pages
...blossoms without end; These hard, well.meaning hands we thrust Among the heart.strings of a friend. Our faults no tenderness should ask; The chastening...blunders! Oh! in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall! Earth bears no balsam for mistakes. Men crown the knave and scourge the fool! They did his will. But,... | |
| Edward Rowland Sill - Poetry, Modern - 1887 - 134 pages
...blossoms without end ; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. " The ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall. 64 Tbe Fool's Prayer " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool... | |
| Edward Rowland Sill - Poetry, Modern - 1887 - 134 pages
...blossoms without end ; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. " The ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows...— oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall. " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will... | |
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