Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore had they birth ? — To minister delight to man, To beautify the earth ; To comfort man — to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim, For who so careth for the flowers Will much more care for him... Papers for the Schoolmaster - Page 991852Full view - About this book
| Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...high, And in the silent wilderness, Where no man passes by? Our outward life requires them not,Then wherefore had they birth? To minister delight to man,...man, to whisper hope Whene'er his faith is dim; For whoso careth for the flowers Will much more care for Him. A COURT LADY. ELIZABETH E. BBOWNING. IIor... | |
| Wild flowers - 1845 - 110 pages
...rooms ? Yet so has God dealt with us ? Surely flowers are the smiles of His goodness! WlLBERFORCE. OUR outward life requires them not, Then wherefore...faith is dim ; For who so careth for the flowers, Will much more care for him ! YELLOW PIMPERNEL. SEE within the bushy dell, Half hid, the yellow Pimpernel,... | |
| 1837 - 396 pages
...high, And in the silent wilderness, Where no man passes by ? Our outward life requires them notThen wherefore had they birth ? To minister delight to...— to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim ; For whoso careth for the flowers, Will much more care for him ! FAITllllFDJL CARLO. FAITHFUL CARLO. BY... | |
| Benjamin Maund - 1824 - 846 pages
...valleys green and low, And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness, Where no man passes by * Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore...— to whisper hope Whene'er his faith is dim ; For whoso careth for the flowers. VERMILLION CUPHEA. Clots. Order. DODECANDRIA. MONOGYNI*. Natural Order.... | |
| William Baxter - Angiosperms - 1837 - 342 pages
...wilderness, Where no man passeth by. Our outward life requires them not : Then, wherefore had they birth 1 To minister delight to man, — To beautify the earth...man, to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim ; For Whoso careth for the flowers, Will care much more for him \"— Forget Me Not, 1837. & A jp»%J CARPl'NUS*.... | |
| William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...valleys green and low, And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness Where no man passes by ? Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore...? — To minister delight to man, To beautify the ewth ; To comfort man — to whisper hope, When'er his faith is dim, For who so careth for the flowers... | |
| 1838 - 444 pages
...made, All dyed with rainbow light, All fashioned with supremest grace, Upspringing day and night ? Our outward life requires them not ; Then, wherefore had they birth ? To minister to man delight, To beautify the earth. To comfort man, to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim ;... | |
| Fashion - 460 pages
...Like the look of affection from those we love. 268 FLOWERS. FLOWERS. " Wherefore had they birth 1— To minister delight to man — To beautify the earth — To comfort man — ta whisper hope ' Whene'er his faith is dim : For He who caretk for the flowers Will care much... | |
| M. S. - English poetry - 1839 - 194 pages
...valleys green and low, And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness Where no man passes by. Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore...his faith is dim ; For Who so careth for the flowers Will much more care for him. MAKY HOWITT. THE SUMMER. The summer! — the summer ! — the exquisite... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - Children's poetry, American - 1839 - 222 pages
...valleys green and low, And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness Where no man passes by ? Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore...his faith is dim, For who so careth for the flowers Will much more care for him ! THE CARRION CROW. ON a splintered bough sits the Carrion Crow, And first... | |
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