| William Swinton - 1877 - 278 páginas
...honey-bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The art of order to a peopled kingdom.—fShakspeare. 6. That best portion of a good man's life— His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.— Wordsworth. 7. It is seldom that the father and the son, he who has borne the weight, and... | |
| Robert Charles Winthrop - 1878 - 604 páginas
...in similar condition around him. I fully believe that he did. We all understand, however, that " Of that best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love," there can be no record except on high, — or in the grateful hearts of those who have been... | |
| Mrs. Woodward - 1878 - 490 páginas
...experience in parting with so valuable a relic. CHAPTEE XXXVI. EDITH ATTAINS HER TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY. " That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." \VORDSWORTH. " He is a friend indeed, who proves himself a friend in need." PLAUTUS. EDITH... | |
| 1880 - 226 páginas
...felt along the heart, And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration — feelings, too, Of unremembered pleasure ; such, perhaps, As...influence On that best portion of a good man's life, His lit'le, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.'1 WAR^BERRY WITH ANECDOTES BY GRACE EAE... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...heart, And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration : feelings, too, Ot nuremembered pleasure ; such, perhaps, As may have had no trivial...that best portion of a good man's life, His, little, name'ess, uuremembered acts Of kindness and of love. Nor less, I trust To them I may have owed another... | |
| William Swinton - 1879 - 394 páginas
...honey-bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The art of order to a peopled kingdom.—Shakspeare. 6. That best portion of a good man's life— His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.—Wordsworth. 7. It is seldom that the father and the son, he who has borne the weight, and... | |
| John Ross MacDuff - 1879 - 344 páginas
...On quiet homes and lost to sight. " Wordsworth, in one of his minor poems, speaks beautifully of " That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." In our Lord's parable of the Talents just referred to, the •varied trusts are proportioned... | |
| American Bar Association - 1921 - 1066 páginas
...of little kindnesses that the world knew not of, demonstrating the truth of the poet's words : The best portion of a good man's life. His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and love. His life work is preserved in the memories of those who knew him, in the splendid influence for... | |
| William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 618 páginas
...tranquil restoration : — feelings too Of unremembered pleasure : such, perhaps, As have no slight or trivial influence On that best portion of a good man's...acts Of kindness and of love. Nor less, I trust, To tliem I may have owed another gift, Of aspect more sublime ; that blessed mood, In which the burthen... | |
| 1889 - 514 páginas
...patriot and faithful servant to the Republic, while thousands who live to-day owe him gratitude for That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. MOHAMMED. Perhaps no man has been so misunderstood by so called Christians as the founder... | |
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