 Not by the sport of nature, but of man: These two, a maiden and a youth, were there Gazing — the one on all that was beneath Fair as herself — but the boy gazed on her; And both were young, and one was beautiful; And both were young — yet not alike...  The works of ... lord Byron - Page 45by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818Full view - About this book
 | John McGovern - 1880 - 762 pages
...youth: 1. And both were young, and one was beautiful: And both were young, yet not alike in youth. 2. There was but one beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him : he had looked Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, no being, but in hers; She was his voice;... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1884 - 654 pages
...all that was beneath Fair as herself— but the boy gazed on her ; And both were young, and one was beautiful : And both were young— yet not alike in...years, and to his eye There was but one beloved face on c.uth, And that was shining on him : he had look'd Upon it till it could not pass away; He had no breath,... | |
 | Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth - 1884 - 722 pages
...God bless you, old boy," said Walter, as he parted from his friend. CHAPTER XXX. ISHMAEL AND CLAUDIA. And both were young — yet not alike in youth; As the sweet moon upon the horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of wuumnhnnd ; The boy had no more summers ; but... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 pages
...all that was beneath, Fair as herself — but the boy gazed on her; And both were young, and one was h unfelt, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep...answers— Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial hoy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown hi* years, and to his eye There was but one beloved... | |
 | John George Repplier McElroy - 1885 - 374 pages
...instead of a bright light; roses (in a cheek) as a sign of health, or blushes as a sign of modesty. (b) " The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years." " I can not see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs." " And with... | |
 | Jane H. Jamieson - 1885 - 452 pages
...long promenade that followed, as no one had ever done before ! And I — I wanted nothing else. For me 'there was but one beloved face on earth, and that was shining on me.' If the waltz had been a dream, this was the awaking. Whatever his feelings might be, mine I could... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 562 pages
...on all that was beneath Fair as herself —but the boy gazed on her; And both were fair, and one was beautiful: And both were young— yet not alike in youth: As the sweet moon in the horizon's verge, The maid was on the verge of womanhood; The boy hail fewer summers, but his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1887 - 952 pages
...young— yot not alike in youth: As the sweet moon in the horizon's verge. The inald was on the verge of womanhood ; The boy had fewer summers, but his...heart Had far outgrown his years, and to his eye There wag but one beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him." I stood upon the spot consecrated... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1887 - 582 pages
...had often walked in times gone by. Under these blossoming trees he had wooed his first love when " There was but one beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him." A woman so perfectly and entirely loved in the present could not be really jealous of the past. She... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1890 - 976 pages
...all that was beneath; Fair as herself — but the boy gazed on her; And both were young, and one was beautiful ; And both were young — yet not alike...face on earth, And that was shining on him ; he had looked Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, no being, but in hers ; She was his... | |
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