 Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien.  Byron - Page 26by John Nichol - 1902 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Forbes Winslow - 1842 - 864 pages
...skies, \\'lmi a new planet swims into his ken, Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise, Silent upon a peak in Darien." In 1818 Mr. Keats published his poetic romance entitled " Endymion,"... | |
 | 1843 - 744 pages
...bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer tuled as his demesne: Yet did I never breathe its pure serene...Pacific— and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surprise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien." The following, though unfinished, and though one " cannot... | |
 | Homer - 1843 - 370 pages
...I THEN FELT I LIKE SOME WATCHER OF THE SKIES, WHEN A NEW PLANET SWIMS INTO HIS KEN ; OR LIKE STOUT CORTEZ, WHEN WITH EAGLE EYES HE STARED AT THE PACIFIC...ALL HIS MEN LOOK'D AT EACH OTHER WITH A WILD SURMISE — SILENT, UPON A PEAK IK DARIEN." Keats. ILIADS OF HOMER. PRINCE OF POETS, NEVER BEFORE IN ANY LANGUAGE... | |
 | 1866 - 956 pages
...some watcher of the skies, When a new planet swims into his ken : Or like bold Cortez, when with eaple eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men...wild surmise — Silent upon a peak in Darien. The discovery of a new planet is, in fact, an event almost as rare in the poetical heaven as in the sidereal.... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1845 - 690 pages
...gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen ; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold ; Oft of one wide expanse...— and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmiseSilent, upon a peak in Darien.' • Mr. Hunt, in his note on this sonnet, tells us that Cortei'... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expense had I been told Thatdeep4!row'd Homer ruled as his demesne r Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard...all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darieu. ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. TRE poetry of earth is never dead:... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 292 pages
...skies, When a new planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific™ — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien.11 » " He stared at the Pacific," &c — " Stared " has been thought... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortex, when with eagle eyes He stai^d at the Pacific10 — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien,11 20 " He stared at the Pacific," &c — « Stared " has been thought... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He star'A at the Pacific' 0 —and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon apeak inDarien." » " He stared at the Pacific," &o.—" Stared " has been thought... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen ; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse...his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien. ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. TRE poetry of earth is never dead :... | |
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