 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 British Critic: A New Review - Pagina 6111816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1847 - 810 pagina’s
...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,...their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for they are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pagina’s
...the pottry of heaven, if in your bright leaves toe would read the fate of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, that, in our aspirations to be great,...FORTUNE, FAME, POWER, LIFE, have named themselves a STAR. 703. A few hours more, and she will move in stately grandeur on, cleaving her path majestic through... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pagina’s
...poetry of heaven, if in your bright leaves we would read the fate of man and empires, — 'tis to he forgiven, that, in our aspirations to be great, our...FORTUNE, FAME, POWER, LIFE, have named themselves a STAR. 703. A few hours more, and she will move in stately grandeur on, cleaving her path majestic through... | |
 | 1850 - 654 pagina’s
...universe. " 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...fortune, fame, power, life have named themselves a star." Childe Harold, iii. 88. " Tis midnight; on the mountain's brow The cold round moon shines deeply down... | |
 | 1850 - 662 pagina’s
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life have named themselves a star." Childe Harold, iii. 88. " 'Tis midnight ; on the mountain's brow The cold round moon shines deeply... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pagina’s
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pagina’s
...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,...; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In as such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life have named themselves a star.... | |
 | 1850 - 594 pagina’s
...express his lofty thoughts : 1 Yi stars, which are the poetry of heaven! A beauly aud a mystery, ye create In us such love and reverence from afar, That...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star I' Why should we, then, give way to the absurdly-named practical spirit of these days? Physical good... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1850 - 624 pagina’s
...express his lofty thoughts : 1 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 uamed themselves a start* Why should we, thfti, give way to the absurdly-named practical spirit of... | |
 | 1850 - 604 pagina’s
...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 are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
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