 Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.  The Quarterly Review - Pagina 27geredigeerd door - 1841Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1829 - 332 pagina’s
...did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way j The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close...with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last. While this institution was rising up by the zeal of the benevolent and the good ; Connecticut was blessed... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1829 - 592 pagina’s
...speculations of our ' students of prophecy.' ' Westward the course of empire takes its way. The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.' The American empire is certainly the most remarkable in its origin, character, and rapid development,... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1829 - 314 pagina’s
...closing canto : " Westward the star of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, The fifth shall close the drama with the day — Time's noblest offspring is his last." But it was only the sagacity of a great man, reasoning from cause to effect ; and we will,... | |
 | Albany Institute - 1883 - 402 pagina’s
...picture, the concluding lines of those verses : ' ' Westward the course of Empire takes its way ; Tin- four first acts already past, A fifth shall close...with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." The eagle's head and front, and its flight are in the direction of the dexter of the shield, from east... | |
 | Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1832 - 334 pagina’s
...left, and many deep thoughts will rise unbidden in a statesman's mind when he muses on the prophecy of Berkeley : Westward the course of Empire takes its...drama with the day ; — Time's noblest offspring is his last. THE END. ON the 8th of August, ten turtles, a negro youth, and myself embarked on board the... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 280 pagina’s
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. I have quoted these fine lines at length because I do not recollect to have seen or heard them referred... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 268 pagina’s
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her day, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. I have quoted these fine lines at length because I do not recollect to have seen or heard them referred... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 320 pagina’s
...century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way. The four first acts...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 263, 1. 24. The spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de CharlesQuint... | |
 | William Dunlap - 1834 - 448 pagina’s
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. For, in a Roman mouth, the graceful name Of poet and of prophet were the same.* " Confiding in these... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 330 pagina’s
...century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way. The four first acts...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 263,1. 24. The spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de CharlesQuint :... | |
| |
