 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 506 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant to tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...chamber, corn for the granary, moss for the grave. Yet as, in one sense, the humblest, in another they are the most honoured of the earth-children. Unfading... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1860 - 556 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...chamber, corn for the granary, moss for the grave. ยง 25. Yet as in one sense the humblest, in another they are the most honoured of the earth-children.... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1888 - 620 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the...chamber, corn for the granary, moss for the grave. "Yet aa in one sense the humblest, in another they are the most honoured of the earth-children. Unfading... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1861 - 614 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the...the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, com for the granary, moss for the grave. Yet as, in one sense, the humblest, in another they are the... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1861 - 636 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...done their parts, for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
 | Agriculture - 1861 - 588 pages
...so are they its last gift to us. When all other service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...done their parts for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flow. ITS for the bride's chamber, corn for the granary, moss... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 634 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and grey lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...done their parts, for a time, but these do service forever. Trees for the builder's yard, flowers for the bride's chamber, corn for the- granary, moss... | |
 | Margaret Plues - Cryptogams - 1864 - 376 pages
...child his pillow. And as the earth's first mercy, so are they its last gift to us. When all farther service is vain from plant and tree, the soft mosses...the gift-bearing grasses have done their parts for time, but these do service for ever ! Trees for the builder's yard, corn for the granary, moss for... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1865 - 502 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the headstone. The woods, the...chamber, corn for the granary, moss for the grave. Yet as in one sense the humblest, in another they are the most honoured of the earth-children. Unfading,... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 pages
...last gift to us. When all other service is vsin, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods,...chamber, corn for the granary, moss for the grave. Yet as in one sense the humblest, in another they are the most honoured of the -earth-children. Unfading... | |
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When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone. The woods, the blossoms, the gift-bearing grasses, have done their parts for a time, but these do service for ever. Trees for the... 
