| George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 396 pages
...the day ! For, dark and despairing my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal ; 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. — I tell thee, Culloden's dread echoes shall ring With the blood-hounds that bark for thy fugitive... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal : 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee, Culloden's dread echoes shall ring With the blood-hounds that bark for thy fugitive king.... | |
| Salem Town - 1847 - 420 pages
...day! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal : "T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee, Culloden's dread echoes shall ring With the bloodhounds that bark for thy fugitive king.... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...the day, For dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal. 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee, Culloden's * dread echoes shall ring With the blood-hounds that bark for thy fugitive... | |
| Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal. 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee, Culloden's dread echoes shall ring, With the bloodhounds that bark for thy fugitive king.... | |
| William Beattie - 1849 - 520 pages
...name, Look proudly to heaven from the death-bed of fame ! " With respect to the often-quoted lines — 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before — * the following anecdote is preserved : — The happy thought first presented itself to his mind... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal ; 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee, Culloden's dread echoes shall ring With the blood-hounds that bark for thy fugitive1 King... | |
| Pliny Miles - 1850 - 374 pages
...watch of his wit ; by and by it will strike. Tempest — Act 2, Sc. 1. SHAKSPKARE. The EAST WIND. 7. 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. Lochiel's Warning. CAMPBELL. 8. — Let me cultivate my mind With the soft thrillings of the Tragic... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pages
...dayt Though, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, Yet man cannot cover what God would n-vQul : 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. I tell thee Culloden's dread echoes shall ring With the bloodhounds, that bark for thy fugitive king.... | |
| Pliny Miles - 1850 - 372 pages
...watch of his wit ; by and by it will strike. Tempest — Act 2, Sc. 1. SHAKSPEARE. The EAST WIND. 7. 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before. LochieVs Warning. CAMPBELL. 8. — Let me cultivate my mind With the soft thrillings of the Tragic... | |
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