 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1853 - 566 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar— But we have...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that nprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways that... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1854 - 592 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain; In the bright field of fair renown The right of eminent domain 1 We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1854 - 614 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain, In the bright field of fair renown The right of eminent domain 1 We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have...time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like eleave the desert airs, When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 316 páginas
...it. We see the glory that is entered, but we are ignorant of the toils which must have preceded it. " The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 308 páginas
...it. We see the glory that is entered, but we are ignorant of the toils which must have preceded it. " The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 páginas
...Beneath oar feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that... | |
 | 1855 - 396 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Kenown The right of eminent domain! We have not wings —we cannot soar— But we have...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain . In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen and better known,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 páginas
...Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen and better known,... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 páginas
...the doctrine of the following verses ; but the poetical illustration has a noble character : — ' We have not wings — we cannot soar ; But we have...better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains that nprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways that appear... | |
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We have not wings, we cannot soar ; But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees, by more and more, The cloudy summits of our time. 
