 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 108 pagina’s
...would have dignified even the sacred functions he was destined to assume. So the struck Eagle stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 404 pagina’s
...sowed the seeds, but Death has reaped the fruit. Twas thine own Genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low: So the struck...rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 400 pagina’s
...sowed the seeds, but Death has reaped the fruit. 'Twas thine own Genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low: So the struck...rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1813 - 730 pagina’s
...the seeds, but Death has reaped the fruit. Twas thine own Genius gave the final blow, , And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck...rolling clouds to soar again,. Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pagina’s
...literary theft, as ever was committed by any author. Compare his lines with those of Waller. BYRON. So the struck Eagle stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again ; View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart, &c. WALLER.... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1847 - 510 pagina’s
...on the death of Kirk White, as the ground of an illustration : — "So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged Hie shaft that quivered in his heart ! Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | 1809 - 672 pagina’s
...gaTe the final blow And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck Eagle stictched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 398 pagina’s
...sowed the seeds, but Death has reaped the fruit. 'Twas thine own Genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck...rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs but keener... | |
 | 1817 - 494 pagina’s
...gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck EAGLE, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his men feather on the fatal dart, Arid winged the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs,... | |
 | 1818 - 724 pagina’s
...who fell a victim to his too ardent pursuit of science, with the following very striking simile: " So the struck eagle stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart. Keen were... | |
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Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And help'd to plant the wound that laid thee low: So the struck eagle, stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again... 
