 Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim; Skin may differ but affection Dwells in black and white the same. And were I so tall as to reach the pole Or to grasp the ocean at a span, I must be measured by my soul; The mind is the...  Benjamin Elijah Mays: A Pictorial Life and Times - Page 150by Carrie M. Dumas - 2006 - 202 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | American Street and Interurban Railway Association - 1907 - 826 pages
...I remember the old lines : " Were I so tall as to grasp the Pole, Or reach the ocean in my span, I must be measured by my soul, The mind is the standard of the man." After the way these meetings have been conducted, and the very genial and smiling way in which you... | |
 | S. I. Cohen - 1910 - 152 pages
...smallness of his stature : Were I as tall to reach the Pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by my soul ; The mind is the standard of the man. As a matter of fact, instead of saying man has a body that has a soul, we should say, Man has a soul... | |
 | Ruth Van Saun - 1920 - 548 pages
...friend for his short stature : " If I could reach from pole to pole And grasp creation in my span I must be measured by my soul — The Mind Is The Standard Of The Man. " Innately, woman craves to suckle her own child; yet, intuitively, she must know it is wrong to bring... | |
 | Richard A. Long, Eugenia W. Collier - 2010 - 781 pages
...white the same. And were I so tall as to reach the pole Or to grasp the ocean at a span, I must he measured by my soul. The mind is the standard of the man. With this new self respect and new sense of dignity on the part of the Negro, the South's negative... | |
 | Martin Luther King - 1992 - 636 pages
...white and black the same. "Were I so tall as to reach the pole, or grasp the ocean with my span, It must be measured by my soul, the mind is the standard of man." With this new sense of dignity, with this new self respect, the Negro decided to rise up against... | |
 | Martin Luther King, Clayborne Carson, Peter Holloran, Penny A. Russell - 1992 - 704 pages
...black the same. (Yes sir) 1957 Were I so tall as to reach the pole Or to grasp the ocean at a span, I must be measured by my soul The mind is the standard of the man.9 [applause] (Go ahead) And with this new sense of dignity and this new self-respect, a brand new... | |
 | Mervyn A. Warren - 2001 - 230 pages
...black and white the same. And were I so tall as to reach the pole Or to grasp the ocean at a span, I must be measured by my soul; The mind is the standard of the man. And with this new sense of dignity and this new sense of destiny, a new Negro came into being with... | |
 | Lanston M. Sylvester - 2003 - 162 pages
...dwell in black and white the same Were I so tall as to reach the pole or to grasp the ocean at a span \ must be measured by my soul; the mind is the standard of the man. The mind is where we love or hate; where we forgive or hold a grudge; where we imagine and feel. Absalom's... | |
 | American Transit Association - 1907 - 830 pages
...I remember the old lines : " Were I so tall as to grasp the Pole, Or reach the ocean in my span, I must be measured by my soul, The mind is the standard of the man." After the way these meetings have been conducted, and the very genial and smiling way in which you... | |
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