We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. English Poems from Chaucer to Kipling - Page 233edited by - 1902 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1881 - 502 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho' Weare not now that strength which in plddays Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are : One... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1881 - 742 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ;... | |
| 1881 - 636 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.' All through the middle ages, many a wild adventurer went forth in search of the land, ' Which is not... | |
| William Swinton - English literature - 1882 - 686 pages
...opposed Free hearts, free foreheads, you and I are old. Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. 5° Death closes all ; but something ere the end, Some...Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Though much is taken, much abides ; and though *s We are not now that strength which in old days Moved... | |
| Sports - 1909 - 898 pages
...Ulysses when according to Tennyson he said: "My purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles whom we knew." Perhaps Madeira was indeed a home of gods and favored spirits in the olden days. It would have been... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1882 - 906 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the batbs Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew./ Though much is taken, much abides ; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1884 - 136 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ;... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1884 - 336 pages
...in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ;... | |
| William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 620 pages
...in order, smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that...Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Though much is taken, much abides ; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved... | |
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