WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house where we may rest, And then, at moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Inquiring wherefore we were born . . . For earnest, or for jest... Two Ways to Wedlock: A Novellette - Page 91859 - 253 pagesFull view - About this book
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1850 - 596 pages
...while, Reddened with life, to hear the Voice which talked To Adam as he walked. HUMAN LIFE'S MYSTERY. I. WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Enquiring wherefore we were born , , . For earnest, or for jest? II. The senses folding thick and dark... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1851 - 252 pages
...while, Reddened with life, to hear the Voice which talked To Adam as he walked. HUMAN LIFE'S MISERY. sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Enquiring wherefore we were born . . . For earnest, or for jest? The senses folding thick and dark... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1852 - 254 pages
...though whitening all the while, Reddened with life, to hear the Voice which talked HUMAN LIFE'S MISERY. sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Enquiring wherefore we were bom . . . For earnest, or for jest? a. The senses folding thick and dark... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1853 - 508 pages
...Reddened with life, to hear the Voice which talked To Adam as he walked. VI. J HUMAN LIFE'S MYSTERY. i. WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky. Enquiring wherefore we were born . . . For earnest, or for jest ? n. The senses folding thick and dark... | |
| 1896 - 858 pages
...it must be with the many, if the world is to go on at all. No matter how we are ruled, or by whom, " We sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house where we may rest." — else are we like to go foodless and shelterless. Still, it is very rare for an educated, thoughtful... | |
| 1856 - 606 pages
...tells, By its light sympathy with human suffering, That it was fashioned for a happier world. NP WILLIS. We sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Enquiring wherefore we were born, For earnest, or for jest ? EB BROWXIX G. Good or bad habits, those... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...powers, that blessed power to praise, Which gives thee power to be, and use the same. DAVIES. jpronan WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...wherefore we were born . . . For earnest, or for jest ? The senses folding thick and dark About the stifled soul within, We guess diviner things beyond,... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1862 - 328 pages
...though whitening all the while, Reddened with life to hear the Voice which talked HUMAN LIFE'S MYSTERY. sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...Inquiring wherefore we were born, For earnest or for jest ? H. The senses folding thick and dark About the stifled soul within, We guess diviner things beyond,... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1862 - 480 pages
...while, Reddened with life, to hear the Voice which talked To Adam as he walked. HUMAN LIFE'S MTSTEEY. WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...moments, suddenly, We look up to the great wide sky, Enquiring wherefore we were born . . . For earnest, or for jest? VOL. II. 14 H. The senses folding... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1864 - 334 pages
...while, Reddened with life to hear the Voice which talked To Adam as he walked. VI. HUMAN LIFE'S MYSTEEY. WE sow the glebe, we reap the corn, We build the house...Inquiring wherefore we were born, For earnest or for jest ? u. The senses folding thick and dark About the stifled soul within, We guess diviner things beyond,... | |
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