 | David Thomas - 1865 - 754 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would feign set it down for ever, engrave it on rock if he could, saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I...slept, loved and hated like another. My life was as the vapor and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of me, is worth your memory." That is... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 pages
...has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever ; engrave it on rook, if he could ; saying, " This is the best of me ; for the rest, I...slept, loved, and hated, like another ; my life was as tho vapour, and is not ; but this I saw and knew : this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory."... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1871 - 268 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it on rock if he could, saying, "This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate...slept, loved and hated like another. My life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew, — this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory."... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 pages
...to seize. 12. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, " J?his is the best of me ; for the rest, I ate, and drank,...loved, and hated, like another ; my life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew ; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
 | Andrew J. Ingersoll - 1877 - 204 pages
...would fain set it down forever; engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, ' this is the best of me ; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory.'...of true inspiration is in him, his inscription, or scripture."1 I would ask the reader to excuse repetitions, as I could not avoid them and still convey... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 pages
...has permitted him to seize. 12. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it OP rock, if he could; saying, "This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate,...loved and hated, like another ; my life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew ; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1878 - 362 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he could; saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I...loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapor, and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
 | 1879 - 360 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down forever; engrave it on rock, if he could; saying, "This is the best of me ; for the rest, I...drank, and slept, loved, and hated, like another; my Hie was as the vapor, and is not; but this 1 saw and knew : this, if anything of mine, is worth your... | |
 | French examination papers - 1881 - 322 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he could, saying: «This is the best of me; for the rest, I...is not, but this I saw and knew; this, if anything is mine, is worth your memory.» That is his icriting; it is, in his small human way, and with whatever... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - 1881 - 108 pages
...earth has permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down forever; engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, ' This is the best of me ; for the rest; I...loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew : this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory.' That... | |
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This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank, and slept, loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapor, and is not; but this I saw and knew; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory. 
