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... Sir Henry Delmé, by a bushman - Página 47por sir Henry Delmé (fict.name.) - 1841Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 páginas
...upward from thy base sweep slowly, with dim eyes suffused with tears, AWAKE THOU MOUNTAIN FORM. 667. 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 páginas
...saddle-horses, — all set off, and left us plantes Iti, by some mistake. Hobhouse ran on LXXXVIII. 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 356 páginas
...overtook them. Arrived at Clarens. Went to Chillon through scenery worthy of I know not whom ; LXXXVIII. Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! If in...your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 't is to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 páginas
...Weeping themselves away, till they infuse Deep iulo Nature's breast the spirit of her hues. (1) LXXXVIH. 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, Thai, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their... | |
| Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 páginas
...instil, Weeping themselves away, till they infuse Deep into Nature's breast the spirit of her hues. • Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of man and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their... | |
| William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 páginas
...Deep into Nature's breast the spirit of her hues. Ye stars ! wliich are the poetry of heaven I ? - * 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... | |
| 1838 - 472 páginas
...future not to take mankind by its outward appearances. " Ye stars, which are the poetry of Heaven I 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... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 páginas
...the poetry of Ht- aven I It, in your bright leaves, we would read the (ate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies о erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you, for ye are A beauty and a mystery." —... | |
| William Martin - 1838 - 368 páginas
...fast within. See, it forces out his life and freezes his blood and spirits. — Sterne. APOSTROPHE. Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven, If in your bright beams we would read the fate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be... | |
| Rembrandt Peale - 1839 - 276 páginas
...This is the chief end of high poetry, of high painting, and of high sculpture. A. Cunningham. STARS. 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 aspiration to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their... | |
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