| Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1857 - 586 pages
...superiority. The divine art of tke poet teaches us a better inspiration : " Howe'er it be, it seemt to me 'Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets. And jentle deed» than Norman blood." But now, as ever, the poet speaks only to the few — the élite... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1857 - 584 pages
...superiority. The divine art of the puet teaches us a better inspiration : " Howe'er it be. it seema to mo 'Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And gentle deeds than Kornmn blood." But now, as ever, the poet speaks only to the few — the élite of... | |
| Fanny Aikin- Kortright - 1859 - 286 pages
...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.' " " True," said Erina, " the being we have just left, or rather that has... | |
| William Nathaniel Tilson Marsh Lushington- Tilson - 1859 - 424 pages
...Mountraith, and the Barons Muskerry. But, as Tennyson truly sings — " 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." Charles.the First, one of Miss Tilson's ancestors, a Bishop of Elphin, defended... | |
| Austyn Graham - 1859 - 310 pages
...letter. It is doubtless a hard lesson for a proud lady to learn, but— ' ' 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 came to you for encouragement, Mr. Ravenshaw, you give me sarcasm and... | |
| Margaret Maria Gordon - 1860 - 464 pages
...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...And simple faith than Norman blood." — TENNYSON. THE Turret-Room, as it was called, was a pretty old-fashioned boudoir ; just a place for all manner... | |
| 1860 - 452 pages
...Let those of this idiosyncrasy turn to Clara Vere de Vert, and see that " 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 duties of the wealthy and highborn are also plainly inculcated in the... | |
| William Morley Punshon - Methodism - 1860 - 362 pages
...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." Not that rank has lost its prestige, nor royalty its honor. Elevated station... | |
| Eliza Rennie - 1860 - 384 pages
...unequivocally do I agree with the beautiful and oft-quoted words of Tennyson :— "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." But certainly " Henry Augustus, Viscount Dillon" was a model patrician in... | |
| Great Britain - 1860 - 880 pages
...living motive instead of an abstract truth. He tells us, — " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, "lis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets. And simple faith than Norman blood." Longfellow has nothing to surpass the plainness, earnestness, terseness,... | |
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