 | John Bowring - Hymns - 1823 - 286 pages
...o'er the land, And smiles and fragrance rule serene, Where barren wilds usurped the scene. And such is Man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds ; Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as the aconite ; Just as his heart is trained to bear The poisonous weed,... | |
 | John Bowring - Authors - 1824 - 260 pages
...is Man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds -, Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as the aconite ; Just as his heart is train'd to bear The pois'nous weed, or flow'ret fair. SONNET. 'TJs not Thy terrors, Lord ! Thy dreadful frown, Which keep... | |
 | John Bowring - Authors - 1824 - 276 pages
...o'er the land, And smiles and fragrance rule serene, Where barren wilds usurp'd the scene. And such is Man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds j Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as the aconite ; Just as his heart is train'd... | |
 | Child development - 1825 - 90 pages
...cure, or to punish evils which have arisen solely from neglected or perverted education. " And such is man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds ; Flowers, lovely as the morning's light, Weeds, deadly as the aconite ; Just us his heart is trained to bear The poisonous... | |
 | Education - 1825 - 498 pages
...cure, or to punish evils which have arisen solely from neglected or perverted education. " And such is man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds; Flowers, lovely as the morning's light, Weeds, deadly as the aconite : Just as his heart is train' d to bear The poisonous... | |
 | John Bowring - Christian poetry - 1827 - 272 pages
...such is Man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers or vilest weeds ; Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as the aconite ; Just as his heart is train'd to bear The poisonous weed, or floweret fair. SONNET. 'Tis not Thy terrors, Lord ! Thy dreadful frown, Which keep my step in duty's... | |
 | Fragments - 1829 - 232 pages
...o'er the land, And smiles and fragrance rule serene, Where barren wilds usurp'd the scene. And such is Man. A soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers, or vilest weeds ; Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as the aconite; Just as his heart is trained to bear The pois'nous weed,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1837 - 260 pages
...o'er the land : And smiles and fragrance rule, serene, Where barren wilds usurped the scene. And such is man ! a soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers, or vilest weeds : Flowers lovely as tlm morning's lightWeeds deadly as the aconite; Just as his heart is trained to bear The poisonous... | |
 | 1835 - 616 pages
...o'er iho land ; And smiles and fragrance rulo serene, Where barren wilds usurped the scene. And such is man — a soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers, or vilest weeds ; Flowers lovely as the morning's light, Weeds deadly as an aconite ; Just as his heart is trained to bear The poisonous weed,... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pages
...o'er the land: And smiles and fragrance rule, serene, Where barren wilds usurped the scene. And such is man ! a soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers, or vilest weeds ! Flowers lovely as the morning's light — Weeds deadly as the aconite; Just as his heart is trained to bear The poisonous... | |
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Where barren wilds usurped the scene. And such is man! a soil which breeds Or sweetest flowers, or vilest weeds: Flowers lovely as the morning's light— Weeds deadly as the aconite; Just as his heart is trained to bear The poisonous weed, or flowret... 
