 | William Collins - 1844 - 324 Seiten
...Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe the dull cold ear of Death? Perhaps in this...that the rod of empire might have sway'd* Or waked to eestacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did... | |
 | Leonor de Almeida Portugal Lorena e Lencastre Alorna (Marquesa de) - 1844 - 298 Seiten
...heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their...the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke mong the rocks of Bnowdon, which from thence (as some...think) were named by the Welsh Craigiancryri, or Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 Seiten
...storied urn and animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold...of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 Seiten
...storied3 urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke4 the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold...of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 Seiten
...storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath 1 Can Honor's.voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold...of death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or... | |
 | 1846 - 436 Seiten
...storied urn, or animated bust, Back to their mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull, cold...of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 740 Seiten
...future generations. The sabbath- school is quite as likely as the country churchyard, to produce " Hands that the rod of empire might •have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre." Yours is indeed a noble, benevolent, laudable, but momentous enterprise. " Mighty in the Scriptures,"... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 Seiten
...ELEGY. 105 Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 Seiten
...Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid, Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; — Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
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Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of Death? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;... 
