twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still... Recollections of a Busy Life - Page 357by Horace Greeley - 1868 - 624 pagesFull view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...die for nothing. When mere conquerors and man-slayers are forgotten, Boadicea will remain one of " The dead but sceptred sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their urns." 1 The period in English history richest of all in martial feminine characters is that in which they... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — "Pis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take wildest flight... | |
| 1817 - 694 pages
...Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. 'Twas such anight! Tu strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take wildest... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of RUGGED DESOLATION, and filled up, As 'twere anew, the gaps of CENTURIES ; Leaving that beautiful, which still...With silent worship of the great of OLD, The dead but SCWTBR'D SOVEREIGNS who still rule Our spirits from their URNS ! MANFRED. We now turn to a curious... | |
| 1817 - 522 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries; . • •• Leaving that beautiful...Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent wotship of the great of old I—- The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'cl up, As 'twere, anew the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still Was so, And making that which was not, tilltheplace Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! —... | |
| 1825 - 806 pages
...to exert a mighty influence over the mind of all future time. He is, and he always will be, one of " The dead, but sceptred Sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. " Yet he died at seven-and-thirty ; and who shall say — nay, who can believe, that the genius of... | |
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1817 - 898 pages
...and Oiled up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries; Leaving that bnautiful which still was so, Ami making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart run o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, bntscrptredfovemgus, whostill rule... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 738 pages
....••••* • -* . а; 1тЛ Of rugged desolation, and filled up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centurie« ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was hot, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and flll'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — • 'Twas such a night ! Tis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts... | |
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