 He taught us little; but our soul Had felt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law; And yet with reverential awe We watched the fount of fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife.  A Guide to Greek Tragedy for English Readers - Pagina 212door Lewis Campbell - 1891 - 335 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1850 - 640 pagina’s
...taught us little ; but our soul Ka.dfelt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife he saw Of Passion with eternal law, And yet with reverential awe We watched the fount of fiery life Which flowed for that Titanic strife. When Goethe passed away, he said — " Sunk then, is Europe's sagest... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1855 - 270 pagina’s
...head and held our breath. He taught us little : but our soul Hud felt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of Passion with Eternal Law ; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which serv'd for that Titanic strife. When Goethe's death was told,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1856 - 348 pagina’s
...head and held our breath. He taught us little : but our soul Had felt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of Passion with Eternal Law; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which serv'd for that Titanic strife. When Goethe's death was told,... | |
 | 1875 - 800 pagina’s
...head and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had/e'ft him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law ; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife. A second reference to the same... | |
 | Mowbray Walter Morris - 1882 - 424 pagina’s
...head and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul H&d'felt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion...of fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife. When Goethe's death was told, we said : Sunk, then, is Europe's sagest head. Physician of the iron... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 430 pagina’s
...and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had _/«.•# him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of Passion...fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife." Mr. Matthew Arnold, whose lines have been just quoted, himself a true poet, is also one of our ablest... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 426 pagina’s
...our head and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had/elt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of Passion...fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife." Mr. Matthew Arnold, whose lines have been just quoted, himself a true poet, is also one of our ablest... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1885 - 280 pagina’s
...head and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had felt him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law ; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife. When Goethe's death was told,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1889 - 258 pagina’s
...our head and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had/*//him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law ; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which served for that Titanic strife. He took the suffering human race,... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1891 - 336 pagina’s
...liead and held our breath. He taught us little ; but our soul Had /i?// him like the thunder's roll. With shivering heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law ; And yet with reverential awe We watch'd the fount of fiery life Which serv'd for that Titanic strife, When Goethe's death was told,... | |
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