 | 1889 - 118 Seiten
...The calm, the unambitioned mind, Which all men seek, and few men find. GARDEN. BY ANDREW MARVELL. OW vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays : And their incessant labours see Crovvn'd from some single herb, or tree, Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently their toils... | |
 | 1889 - 552 Seiten
...burning chocolate shall glow, And tremble at the sea that froths below ! A. POPE 60.— THE GARDEN^ How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, 1 The lady's lap-dog. 2 Wrinkled : connected with shrivel. 3 The version here followed is that of Arber,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 460 Seiten
...life no longer be Than I am in love with thee ! ANDREW MARVELL. [1620-1678.] THOUGHTS IN A GARDEN. How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays : And their incessant labors see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudently... | |
 | 1890 - 470 Seiten
...: — Had it lived long, it would have been Lilies without — roses within. A. Marvel/ cxxxvi in a How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their uncessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1890 - 976 Seiten
...©arben. How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays : And their incessant labors see Crowned from some single herb, or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudpntly their toils upbraid ; While all the flowers and trees do close, To weave the garlands of... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1891 - 408 Seiten
...lived long, it would have been Lilies without — roses within. .-/. Marvcll THOUGHTS IN A GARDEN I low vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their uncessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does... | |
 | Edmund Kerchever Chambers - 1895 - 368 Seiten
...never find my home. cxvi. THE GARDEN This Is Marvell's translation of one of bis own Latin poems. JJOW vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays; And their incessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudently their toils... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 392 Seiten
...canst outsleep; Want and woe, which torture us, Thy sleep makes ridiculous. THE GARDEN. Andrew Maroett. How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their uncessant labors see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does... | |
 | 1932 - 1028 Seiten
...is: whether we know what a wind-flower is, unless we happen to be Greek scholars, is quite doubtful. "How vainly men themselves amaze to win the palm, the oak, or bays." Here let him pause and think, who, not having the gift of reading, will never learn to write. For in... | |
 | Oswald Crawfurd - 1896 - 494 Seiten
...translated to the skies, And give resounding grace to all Heaven's harmonies !—Milton. CXCV. A GARDEN. How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their incessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudently their toils... | |
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While all flowers and all trees do close To weave the garlands of repose! Fair Quiet, have I found thee here, And Innocence, thy sister dear? Mistaken long, I sought you then In busy companies of men. 
