 As the husband is, the wife is: thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent its novel force, Something better than his dog, a little dearer than...  Poems - Page 97by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1842 - 231 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - English poetry - 1871 - 484 pages
...shall lower to his level day by day. What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. As the husband is, the wife is; thou art mated with...will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent :ts novel force, Something better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse. What is this ? his... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 514 pages
...shalt lower to his levai day by day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathise with clay. As the husband is, the wife is : thou art mated with...will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent ils novej force, Something hetter than his dog, a liltle dearer than his horse. What is this? his eyes... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 572 pages
...shalt lower to his level day by day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathise with clay. As the husband is, the wife is : thou art mated with a clown, And the grossuess of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when his passion shall... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 496 pages
...husband is, thé wife is : thou art mated with a clown, And thé grossness of his nature will hâve weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when his passion shall hâve spent ils novel force, Something better than his dog, a Utile dearer than his horse. What is... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...shall lower to his level day by day, What is line within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. As the husband is, the wife is ; thou art mated with a elown, And the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee, when... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...lower to his level day Ъу day, ' What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. gladsome voice ! Ye pine-groves, with your soft and...yon piles of snow, And in their perilous fall shall ? his eyes nre heavy, — think not they nre glazed with wine. Go to him ; it is thy duty, — kiss... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...shalt lower to his level day by day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathize with clay. V , { n D7 x` OI Z W ^4 , U Î his eyes are heavy — think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him ; it is thy duty— kiss him... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1872 - 360 pages
...sympathize with clay. Ae the husband is, the wife is: thon art mated with a clown, And the grossnees of his nature will have weight to drag thee down....Something better than his dog, a little dearer than hie horse. What is this? his eyes are heavy: think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him: it is... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1873 - 314 pages
...shall lower to his level day by day, What is fine within thee growing coarse to sympathise with clay. As the husband is, the wife is : thou art mated with...dog, a little dearer than his horse. What is this? his eyes are heavy: think not they are glazed with wine. Go to him : it is thy duty : kiss him : take... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1873 - 350 pages
...clay. Ae the hnshand is, the wife is: thon art mated with a clown, And the grossness of his natnre will have weight to drag thee down. He will hold thee,...passion shall have spent its novel force, Something hetter than hia dog, a little dearer than his horse. What is this ? his eyes are heavy : think not... | |
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