Whose nobility comes to thee, stamped with a seal, Far, far more ennobling than monarch e'er set, With the blood of thy race, offered up for the weal Of a nation that swears by that martyrdom yet I Shalt thou be faint-hearted and turn from the strife, From the mighty arena, where all that is grand, And devoted and pure, and Adorning in life, 'Tis for high-thoughted spirits like thine to command?
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
Setting aside his own feelings, Konrad assisted in concluding the bargain on the Baron's behalf, and had received an invitation from him to visit his house on returning to Germany, in order that he might see the marble bust Adorning his park, and convince himself that its new surroundings were not unworthy of its beauty.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
Wherever he went play of light and colour encircled him: luminous weavings that strayed into shadowy angles, investing and Adorning with delicate favours.
"The Unknown Sea"
Clemence Housman