 | William Swinton - Readers - 1883 - 504 pages
...horse, — friend, foe, — in one red burial blent 1 2 BYRON. 106. — The Blind Men and the Elephant. It was six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined,...his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl, " Why, bless me ! but the elephant Is very like a wall ! " The second, feeling of the tusk, Cried,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 pages
...horse, — friend, foe, — in one red burial blent 1 2 BYRON. 106. — The Blind Men and the Elephant. It was six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined,...his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl, " Why, bless me ! but the elephant Is very like a wall ! " The second, feeling of the tusk, Cried,... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - Anthologies - 1883 - 954 pages
...softly up stairs, And make you His agent to answer their prayers. BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT. JG SAXE. 1 was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined,...Against his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl : " Qod bless me ! but the Elephant Is very like a wall!" The Second, feeling of the tusk, Cried :... | |
 | Robert Kidd - Elocution - 1883 - 518 pages
...Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. 4. Time is the stuff of which life is made. 5. There were six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined, Who...blind, That each by observation might satisfy his mind. 6. Ye freemen, how long will ye stijk Out, out, with the sword and the rifle, Nor shame the proud name... | |
 | Robert Kidd - Elocution - 1883 - 518 pages
...Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. 4. Time is the stuff of which life is made. 5. There were six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined, Who...blind, That each by observation might satisfy his mind. 6. Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle The vengeance that justice inspires! Out, out, with the sword... | |
 | 1924 - 1018 pages
...GAME OF KELLEY POOL WITH THE BOYS. LIFE It was si.r men To learning >"jK inclined, Who went to see mt Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. Where She That Runs May Read ("Sheer Stockings Reveal Co-Ed's Answers Written on Her Ankles." — News... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Readers - 1884 - 516 pages
...celestial splendor through tho dark shadows of this present life. THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT. ITT was six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though ail of them were blind), essential recognize tendency calculations aggravate sincerity ameliorate dwindle... | |
 | Blackwood William and sons - 1885 - 216 pages
...dus ; India. Bawl, call out. Squirm'-ing, twisting round and round. 1. It was six men of Hindustan, To learning much inclined, Who went to see the elephant,...were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy the mind. 2. The first approached the elephant, And, happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - American literature - 1888 - 712 pages
...with his prize, Leaving the gouty merchant in the dark. HORACE SMITH. BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT. ' T was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined....observation Might satisfy his mind. The First approached the ekphant, And, happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl : "God bless... | |
 | Edward Porter Alexander - Railroads and state - 1887 - 76 pages
...little more than quote what each one says of the other's plan. As among the learned men of Hindostan " who went to see the elephant though all of them were blind," those who respectively cling to the head and tail of the subject can refute each other's errors most... | |
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IT was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. The First approached the Elephant, And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy... 
