| William King Tweedie - Christian biography - 1840 - 278 pages
...dishonor and corruption. Go thou and do as he did, that thou mayest be as he is. Never forget that " Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The balance of the sanctuary will work a strange revolution at last in the opinions and among the deeds... | |
| 1883 - 798 pages
...their purse and the grandeur of their house. "HoWer it be, it seems to me 'Tit only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The Gospel commands them to honour all men, not because they are rich or poor, cultured or ignorant, but... | |
| John Noake - Church buildings - 1848 - 396 pages
...wife Smile at tbe claims of long descent. Howe'er it b«, it seems to me, T is only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The Poher family (who had lands in Claines 13 Edward I.) were the first patrons of Warndon church, for... | |
| Jesse Clement - United States - 1851 - 496 pages
...movement. WORTHY EXAMPLE OF A POOR WIDOW. Howe'er it be, it seems to me "Tia only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. The following article was communicated to the Christian Watchman and Reflector, of Boston, for January... | |
| William Henry R. Jones - 1857 - 278 pages
...CHAPTER I. CHILDHOOD AND EARLY YEARS. ' Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be good : Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith, than Norman blood.' ' THE memoirs of our departed friends are valuable only as they contain a faithful record of their excellences... | |
| Great Britain - 1860 - 880 pages
...turn to Clara Vere de T'ere, and see that " Howe'er it be. it seems to me, "TU only noble to be good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The duties of the wealthy and highborn are also plainly inculcated in the same poem, in which he also asks... | |
| William Landels - Conduct of life - 1861 - 280 pages
...wife Smile at the claims of long descent Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The history of the Church is replete with instances of heroism, which shew how much religion tends to its... | |
| William King Tweedie - Biography - 1864 - 482 pages
...dishonor and corruption. Go thou and do as he did, that thou mayest be as he is. Never forget that " Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The balance of the sanctuary will work a strange revolution at last in the opinions and among the deeds... | |
| James Hutchison Stirling - Criticism - 1868 - 286 pages
...worth a hundred coats of arms," and, " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good : Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The sort of democratic aristocracy here is particularly fine : it is expressed without envy or any base... | |
| William Robertson Turnbull - Moffat (Scotland) - 1871 - 194 pages
...consulting the splendid sentiment of Tennyson. " Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good ; Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The election of bailies is now recognised in full force, though probably chiefly in keeping with the specifications... | |
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