 | William Unsworth - 1872 - 112 pages
...blue heavens above us bent The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it be, it seems to me 'Tis only noble to be .good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." Walter Thornbury, in his Life... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1872 - 168 pages
...Are at this hour asleep ! O sleep, 0 gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee ? Howe'er it be, it seems to me Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. THE ADVERB— DEGREE. LESSON... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1872 - 194 pages
...the tree's inclined. And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it makes it two. However it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. The good are better made by ill, As odors crushed are sweeter still. * Thw, and all that follow, will... | |
 | Samuel Tomkins (of Trysull.) - 1873 - 274 pages
...youngest, was a lovable little fellow, but somewhat spoiled, perhaps, as he was the pet of the circle. " Howe'er it be, it seems to me "Tis only noble to be good ; Kind words are more than coronets, And simple faitb than Norman blood." — Tennyson. CHAPTER IV.... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1873 - 812 pages
...is one of us, and who uses his great gifts, as he holds them in trust, for the general welfare — " Howe'er it be, it seems to me 'Tis only noble to be good : True hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." * • TENNYSON, Lady Clara... | |
 | Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) - 1873 - 476 pages
...(Persius) — You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life. Rex eris, si recte fades — Howe'er it be, it seems to me, "Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. Sensim, sine sensu, aetas... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1962 - 86 pages
...these qualities in other people. His conception of nobility has been clearly expressed in these words: Howe'er it be, it seems to me, "Tis only noble to be good, Kind hearts are more than coronets. And simple faith than Norman blood. I did not have the privilege... | |
 | 1867 - 420 pages
...runs, And the thoughts of men are widened by the process of the suns." In another place he says — Howe'er it be it seems to me, "Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets,1 And simple faith than Norman blood." He also puts into the mouth... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1907 - 628 pages
...blue heavens above us bent The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. I know you, Clara Vere de Vere... | |
 | Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association - 1901 - 468 pages
...may prove an influence and inspiration for the emulation of other young men of our profession. For, "Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind words are more than coronets And simple faith, than Norman blood." GEO. L. CHRISTIAN. WILLIAM... | |
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Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. 
