 Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye...  The New Parley Library ... - Pagina 371844Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1851 - 352 pagina’s
...empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. LXXX1X. All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless,... | |
 | Mrs. Warren (Eliza) - 1751 - 206 pagina’s
...express his lofty thoughts — " Ye stars which are the poetry of heaven ! A beauty and a mystery, ye create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star!" Why should we then give way to the absurdly-named practical spirit of these... | |
 | M. Edgeworth Lazarus - 1852 - 146 pagina’s
...discord and envy : they struck each other, and separated. Ahriman then perOur destinies o'crleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. All heaven and earth are still, though not in sleep, But breathless, as we... | |
 | Mrs. J. Thayer - 1853 - 144 pagina’s
...and empires, —'tis to be forgiven That in our aspirations to be great Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep ; But breathless as... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pagina’s
...and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a stnr. BYRON. NATUBE'S LESSONS. Love had he found in huts where poor men lie ; His... | |
 | Anna U. Russell - 1853 - 580 pagina’s
...empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star All heaven and earth are still, — though not in sleep, But breathless, as... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pagina’s
...heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel. Milton. Ye stars which are the poetry of heaven, • ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such...That fortune — fame — power — life — have named themselves a star. Byron. And for the stars that gleamed above, They each seemed smiles of heavenly... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 1024 pagina’s
...aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with yon ; for ye ore A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, [a slar. That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 pagina’s
...empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star- CHILDE HAROLD.— Canto III. THUNDER-STORM AMIDST THE ALPS. THK sky is changed... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1854 - 482 pagina’s
...empires — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erlenp their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye...reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as... | |
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