 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and, with a cold and gentle grasp, He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came: He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, — but not as bidding her adieu ; For they... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — Aa in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 390 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then— As in that hour—a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced,—and then it faded as... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 394 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then— As in that hour—a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced,—and then it faded as... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 396 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Return'd, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | lady Emily Charlotte M. Ponsonby - 1850 - 328 pages
...he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude And then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows — but heard not his... | |
 | Maria Priscilla Smith - 1851 - 152 pages
...he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its...thoughts was traced, And then it faded as it came • • » \nil he stood calm, and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words,... | |
 | Victor von Arentsschild - 1851 - 588 pages
...selfsame aspect, and the quivering shok That in the antique Oratory shoock His bosom in its solitnde ; and then — > As in that hour — a moment o'er his...Was traced, — and then it faded as it came, And he blond calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows but heard not his own words, And all things reel'd... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 398 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Return'd, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its...solitude; and then, As in that hour , a moment o'er his race The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came; And he stood... | |
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And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, — but heard not his own words ; And all things reel'd around him... 
