 | New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 ˹éÒ
...respects " Earth has its price for what Earth gives us." How often is it true in our own experience that " Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold ; For a cap and bells our lives we pay ; Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking." Need it be wondered at, then, if at times there comes the feeling... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 ˹éÒ
...hold in fee. [From the Viiion of Sir Launfal.} THE QEXEROSITT OF NATVRE. EABTH gets its price for what earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...we pay. Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking: "IV- heaven alone that is given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking. No price is set on the... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 ˹éÒ
...benedicite ; And to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking : 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 274 ˹éÒ
...bcnedicite ; And to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. ft Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; / The beggar is taxed for a corner...and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; I At the Devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold ; if} For... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 ˹éÒ
...Against our fallen and traitor lives The great winds utter prophecies; Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking: We bargain for the... | |
 | William Threlkeld Edwards - 1862 - 178 ˹éÒ
...benedicite ; And to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. " Earth gets its price for what earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...in ; The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives ug ; We bargain for the graves we lie in. At the devil's booth are all things sold ; Each ounce of... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 ˹éÒ
...druid wood Waits with its benedicite ; And to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1866 - 68 ˹éÒ
...benedicite ; And. to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to...gold; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we earn with a whole soul's tasking: 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 ˹éÒ
...benedicite ; And to our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul's tasking : "Pis heaven alone that is given away, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking, No price is set on... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1867 - 500 ˹éÒ
...scarcely anything, can excuse lines like the majority of the following: — Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us ; The beggar is taxed for a corner...comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we He in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold ; For... | |
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Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us: The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in ; At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce... 
