 | 1852 - 572 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast Soul that o'er him planned." The poet who gave us these lines... | |
 | Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1855 - 572 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free : He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew." The true ontology is expressed in the first verse of Genesis : " In principio creavit Deus ceelum et terram,"... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 psl.
...groin'd the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from Go«! he could not free; He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'stthou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast; Or how the fish... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? Or how the fish... | |
 | William Threlkeld Edwards - 1862 - 178 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Kome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; The conscious stone to beauty grew. Those temples grew as grows the grass ; Art might obey, but not surpass ; The passive master lent his... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Roue, Wrought in a sad sincerity ; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. " The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared... | |
 | Jeremiah Lewis Diman - 1866 - 726 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew : The conscious stone to beauty grew." But, among those immortal signers of the Declaration, there was one on whom the spirit of prophecy... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - 1866 - 560 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian I tome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew." There is a truth in this — a profound truth. The Bible is not an exceptional book in this, that it... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? Or how the fish... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - 1870 - 548 psl.
...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought with a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free, He builded better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew."' After this, Mr. Raymond seldom appeared in public. Resisting every allurement again to turn aside from... | |
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity: Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew : The conscious stone to beauty grew. 
