 And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal...  John Viriamu Jones and Other Oxford Memories - Seite 228von Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton - 1911 - 339 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Matthew Arnold - 1865 - 332 Seiten
...intellectual life of our century, so serene ! " There are our young barbarians, all at play." And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens...a word, which is only truth seen from another side 1—nearer, perhaps, than all the science of Tubingen. Adorable dreamer, whose heart has been so romantic... | |
 | 1865 - 538 Seiten
...our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the...near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seen from another side ? — nearer, perhaps,... | |
 | 1865 - 1022 Seiten
...all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, ami whispering from her towers the last enchantments of...near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, ma word, which is only truth seen from another side ? — nearer, perhaps,... | |
 | 1865 - 540 Seiten
...young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as slie lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the...enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxf ml, by her imffabU; charm, keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of nil of us, to the ideal,... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1897 - 1436 Seiten
...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene! And yet, steened in sentiment as she lies, sprending her gardens to the moonlight and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that, Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling one nearer to the ideal... | |
 | 1868 - 798 Seiten
...which another has applied in a different way, might, with far greater force, be applied to Greece : " Her ineffable charm keeps ever calling us near to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection — to beauty, in a word, which is only truth seen from another side." t * " Orwoe," by... | |
 | Matthew Arnold (Dichter, England) - 1869 - 438 Seiten
...intellectual life of our century, so serene ! " There are our young barbarians, all at play ! " And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens...Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which... | |
 | Henry C. Pedder - 1874 - 200 Seiten
...intellectual life of our country, so serene ! There are our young barbarians, all at play ! And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens...from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineft"able charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1875 - 468 Seiten
...steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading cc her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her I hi towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who...Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal of all of us, to the ideal, to perfection, — to beauty, in a word, which... | |
 | 1877 - 536 Seiten
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
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