 Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre...  Chambers's poetical reader - Pagina 55door Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 200 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pagina’s
...frown." Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid 45 Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll; 50 Chill... | |
 | Charles Burroughs - 1827 - 52 pagina’s
...disastrous eclipse, and man was debarred of more than half the blessings that were designed for him. For knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Eich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unrol ; Ba.se servitude repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Now all... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 286 pagina’s
...death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unrol Chill penury... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pagina’s
...dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre: Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire; But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pagina’s
...death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unrol ; Chill... | |
 | John Webster Morris - 1830 - 342 pagina’s
...sympathy ? " Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill... | |
 | Catherine Read Williams - 1830 - 230 pagina’s
...&c. " Perhaps in this inglorious spot is laid " A heart once pregnant with celestial fire, " Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, " Or waked to ecstasy the livinff lyre." * * * * * * * * * * * * * -" Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest, " Some Cromwell,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pagina’s
...breath? Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ? 12. Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some...living lyre : 13. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagina’s
...death? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre: But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury... | |
 | 1832 - 618 pagina’s
...SKULL. Perhaps in this'neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. Ora¡/. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars... | |
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