...of his countrymen swelled with gratitude to the hero who, at such a time, had loomed forth a very " tower of strength " Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew ;" to the statesman whose forecast, coolness, and strong will enabled our Indian Empire to ride out...

...in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens...strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blewt Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-victor's...

...in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens...occasion true, O fall'n at length that tower of strength Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-victor's victor...

...in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. O, good gray head, which all men knew ; O, voice, from which their omens...men drew ; O, iron nerve, to true occasion true ; O, fallen at length that tower of strength. Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew." greatest...

...was dead — an instructive parable of his moral and spiritual decay. We may well cry here — " 0 fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood foursquare to all the winds that blew." But it is much more pertinent to ask what brought that proud fortress to the ground. It would have...

...fame as a priceless and everlasting possession. "'O iron nerve to true occasion true! O fallen :it length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew!' 'His work is done; But while the races of mankind endure, Let his great example stand Colossal seen...

...in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. 0 good gray head which all men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, 0 iron nerve to true occasion true, 0 fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square...

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...we have often felt inclined to apply to him Tennyson's description of the Duke of Wellington as the tower of strength, Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew. Probably its singular power lay in the remarkable union in it of the intellectual, the practical, the...

...his fame as a priceless and everlasting possession. " O iron nerve to true occasion true, O fallen at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew I " His work is done, But while the races of mankind endure, Let his great example stand Colossal,...