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" 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 complete works of lord Byron, repr. from the last London ed., containing ... - Page 121
by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837
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The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Reprinted from the Last London Edition ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And emn'd to uses vile! Where Superstition once had made her den fürtune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still —...
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Lectures on the Sphere and Duties of Woman: And Other Subjects

George W. Burnap - 1841 - 288 pages
...Alps and over the lake of Geneva, has perhaps for thrilling intensity of feeling never been equalled. "All heaven and earth are still — though not in...grow when feeling most; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep: — All heaven and earth are still: from the high host Of stars, to the lull'd lake...
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The works of lord Byron, with notes by T. Moore [and others].

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'crlcap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and...grow when feeling most ; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep : — All heaven and earth are still : From the high host Of stars, to the lull'd...
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

1842 - 858 pages
...the Fisherman's Bride—- Her sad Story, and touching Song to the Shade of her Lover, Emrneen Ogue, All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep,...grow when feeling most, And silent as we stand in thoughts too deep. All heaven and earth are «till. From the high host Of stars, to the lulled lake...
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The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 548 pages
...forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, * Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claun a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery,...heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, <t, | But breathless, as we grow when feeling most ; £ And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep...
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The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 560 pages
...love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. LXXXV1II. LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still — though...grow when feeling most ; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep : — All heaven and earth are still : From the high host Of stars, to the lull'd...
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Lives of Celebrated American Indians

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 pages
...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...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. The sky is changed! and such a change! Oh night, And storm and darkness, ye are wond'rous strong, Yet...
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Famous Men of Modern Times, Volume 1

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 pages
...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...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. The sky is changed! and such a change! Oh night, And storm and darkness, ye are wond'rous strong, Yet...
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The Common School Speaker: A New Collection of Original and Selected Pieces ...

William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 pages
...Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved. All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep,...grow when feeling most ; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep : — All heaven and earth are still : from the high host Of stars, to the lulled...
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The American Biblical Repository

1844 - 514 pages
...following sublimest passage ever written by Lord Byron, descriptive of a night scene near Geneva Lake : " All heaven and earth are still, though not in sleep,...grow, when feeling most, And silent as we stand in thoughts too deep : — All heaven and earth are sftlL From the high host Of stars, to the lulled lake...
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