twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still... Recollections of a Busy Life - Page 357by Horace Greeley - 1868 - 624 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 916 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 't were, anew, the gaps of centuries; Leaving that beautiful which still was...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — 'T was such a night! 'T is strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts... | |
| 1825 - 848 pages
...to exert a mighty influence over the mind of all future time. He is, and he always will be, one of " The dead, but sceptred Sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. " ,-of He was one of those true masters, whose successive works attested, almost always, progressive power.... | |
| 1825 - 810 pages
...to exer. a mighty influence over the mind of all future time. He is, and he always will be, one of " The dead, but sceptred Sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. " Yet he died at seven-and-thirty ; and who shall say — nay, who can believe, that the genius of... | |
| 918 pages
...acquaintance with the authors, whom it is no exaggeration to call, in the words of a modern poet — " The dead but sceptred sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their urns." Illustrations of an aptitude, descriptions of a correctness, scenes of a pathos, and style of an energy... | |
| William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still...religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship. Byron. FLORAL DIRECTORY. Two-coloured Heath. Erica bicolor. Dedicated to St. Samthana. 3t Philogoniui,... | |
| Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1826 - 444 pages
...that beautiful whi ch st»^ was s*' And making that which was not, till the place Became religious, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns !" LORD BYRON. Whilst our hearts were touched with feelings such as these, a bell from a distant convent... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and lil I'll up, As 'twere anew, the gaps ur despair, Which o'er-informs the pencil and the pen, And overpowers the page where, i til 1 the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er Witli silent worship of the great of old I—-... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...Uhicli soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere anew, the gaps of centuries; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was nul ri 1 1 the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship uf the great of old!... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1826 - 662 pages
...Of rngged desolation, and fill'd np, As 'twere anew, the gaps of centnries ; Leaving that heantifnl which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Eecame religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of.old ! — The dead, hnt... | |
| 1827 - 590 pages
...Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fill'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — Twas such a night ; Tis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take... | |
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