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" THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others she lets us devote ; They, with the gold to give, doled him out silver, So much was... "
Annual Report of the American Historical Association - Page 26
by American Historical Association - 1896
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The Dial, Volume 1

Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 794 pages
...beyond it the Chaplaincy to the Queen ! How much more tragical, sometimes, Life is than Death ! Another Lost Leader : " Just for a handful of silver he left us — Just for a riband to stick in his coat ; Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others she...
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The British Quarterly Review, Volume 6

Henry Allon - 1847 - 586 pages
...great favourite of ours, and we quote it nere for the sake of its •manful, sorrowful reproaches. THE LOST LEADER. ' Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Got the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others she...
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Selections from [his] Poetical Works

Robert Browning - 1874 - 372 pages
...to the quick, he said : " I 'm killed, Sire ! " And his chief beside, Smiling the boy fell dead. THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others,...
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Ballads and Lyrics

Henry Cabot Lodge - 1880 - 408 pages
...and some of bis serious poems have attained an alirust unbounded popularity. H« iied in 184fi. THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat, — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others...
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Gleanings from "The Blue".: Being a Selection of Poetry and Prose from the ...

1881 - 200 pages
...nation nor a man will make a real effort to rise. The words act like a prophecy that fulfils itself. ihe lost leader, Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning ...: King Victor and King Charles ...

Robert Browning - 1884 - 346 pages
..."Nay! "I've better counsellors; what counsel they? (Chorus) "Soot, saddle, to horse, arid away!" THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others,...
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Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning: First Series

Robert Browning - 1884 - 308 pages
...to the quick, he said : " I 'm killed, Sire ! " And his chief beside, Smiling the boy fell dead. THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others,...
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Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, Volume 6

1889 - 366 pages
...Happiness rife, Though Death reigns around, For sweeter than Life Is Love when found, Love's found I THE LOST LEADER JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others...
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Red-letter Poems by English Men and Women

1885 - 668 pages
...cold hand. fhere, that is our secret! go to sleep; You will wake, and remember, and understand. THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us; Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others...
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Pomegranates from an English Garden: A Selection from the Poems of Robert ...

Robert Browning - 1885 - 150 pages
...last stanza is magnificent. Has the power of prayer ever been set forth in nobler language? C 34 THE LOST LEADER. JUST for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat — Found the one gift of which fortune bereft us, Lost all the others,...
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