Honour
(Golder Project subject term)
Represented in
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A Likeness in New Zealand Minstrelsy
- A Likeness.
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Stanzas, To a Young Poet in New Zealand Minstrelsy
- But, ah! what secular’ties make inroad,
- The tongue of Time will have it loud express’d, / When round th’ eventful wheel of fortune’s whirl’d, / To point thy lot high seated with the blest, / Or high exalted, be to ruin hurl’d, / Then hiss’d and scoff’d at by a scandalizing world!
- But what ennobles more the human mind / Than meditating on the works of God: / Exciting magnanimity refined / ’Bove all which wealth or honour e’er bestow’d:—
- A dire arousement! waking in despair, / When all thy hopes and prospects with the wind, / Are fled, and not a wreck of fame is left behind.
- Is’t future praise—a vain anticipation / Of phantom fame—ye harbour in your breast?
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Stanzas — To the Memory of Wm. Swainson, Esq., F.R.S. &c., — Departed hence, December 7, 1855 in The New Zealand Survey
- He long has worn your laurels on his brow / Well earned, as worthy that esteem ye show’d / While by such honors paid , his bosom glow’d / As proud to share in your regards.
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The Two Guides in The New Zealand Survey
- How blest when Reason gains to rule, / She’s sure to keep her charge with honor, / As her endeavors ne’er befool / That precious truth, of which she’s owner! / But oh! when Passion bears the sway, / What troubles oft come rolling o’er us; / For when constrain’d his powers t’ obey, / We but assent to painful sorrows!
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Signs of the Times in 1853 in The New Zealand Survey
- Some petifoggers long will draw / Their faces, while the ambiguous law / Expounding; while their versions bland / As genuine,—having full command / Of smoothest terms—they’d down one’s throat / Well butter’d cram!—And, sure, why not? / They see their interests are affected;— / Besides,—(what must not be neglected)— / Promotion, with increase of fees, / Lies that way, well to be respected,
- So, such the mode to gain us plann’d, / Their compensations large of land! / Those lordships great, who reap the gains / Of poor men’s sufferings, and pains, / Must now in gratitude bestow / The highest honor they can shew / Upon their “man;” with equal cheer / Would add some mighty sum per year, / Which, to be raised, may add to tax / Laid slyly on your slavish backs!
- Thus scrambling for the honours it / Has got attached to spare, to wit, / Great int’rests, places with good pay; / Or a good stepstone to the way / Of some promotion had in view, / Which they would eagerly pursue!— / For honour?—Nay, but for the fees, / Though out must go the Nominees! / How some aspirants for renown, / So full of promise, big have grown / With puff’d importance—int’rests high! / Now, who but they must dictate!—
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Canto V in The New Zealand Survey
- Looking back upon the history of the past, in so far as it regards that of the colony; and taking into consideration the hard beginnings of many a worthy old colonist, and how they faced hardship and privations with spirits of bravery; and having through arduous perseverance and toil got, as it were, through the hardest of the struggle, and coming out, so to speak, to the prospect of a time of rest and enjoyment; then, at that time,
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England’s Hope in The New Zealand Survey
- When on the empire’s stool he’s raised, / Britannia’s sceptre swaying; / The prudence, then, of Sire be praised, / Who trained him to obeying! / Though hard to learn such lessons well, / (And much it needs good schooling) / Yet how the advantages will tell, / When he is set to ruling! / For best he rules, who best has learn’d / Obedience to his Maker; / Whose blessing on each honor earn’d / Rejoices such partaker!
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Canto First in The New Zealand Survey
- God’s ways are on the waters! who can mark / His foot-prints? or upon the passing winds / Discern His movements? How He hastes along / Appointing, to His servants, each his task / To be performed, and that with ready mind! / For in their hearts alone His will’s declared; / And blest indeed is he who thus receives / Some great appointment of importance full / To all mankind, bespeaking one esteem’d / As worthy of that trust on him imposed!—
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Canto Sixth in The Philosophy of Love. [A Plea in Defence of Virtue and Truth!] A Poem in Six Cantos, with Other Poems
- Love-crossings when improve’d upon aright / Have been the source, whence benefits have sprung, / Yes, such have been the first step of that scale, / Which leads to fame’s high honousr, with renown! / So Damon such a truth could well confirm, / In th’ energies such waken’d in his soul: / Which gave the impulse, to spring from the dust, / And drudgery of mean life, in which he lived, / He being cross’d in love, and to forget / The insult, which he reckon’d he sustain’d, / He gave himself the task ’mid other toils / Of learning ancient languages, and thus / Began a course of life, which led at length / To fame, and high distinction in the world!
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To my Auld Trews in The Philosophy of Love. [A Plea in Defence of Virtue and Truth!] A Poem in Six Cantos, with Other Poems
- ’Tis true they dae leuk sairly clooted, / That noo! th’ original seems dooted, / As the auld colour’s got transmuted / To ora hues; / Eraewhilk a homily comes, weel suited / To my fond Muse! / At kirk an’ market, ance wi’ grace, / They could appear wi’ honour’d face; / But work-a-day life ’s noo! their case; / As former joys. / Noo stern realities displace / As vanities!
Searching
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Honour":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.