 Closed his eyes in endless night. Behold, where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide o'er the fields of Glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy...  The Monthly Magazine - Seite 2921799Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1875 - 356 Seiten
...Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide o'er the fields of Glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race I lark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more • O ! Lyre divine,... | |
 | 1876 - 564 Seiten
...Two Coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace. ni. 3Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! tis heard no more — O Lyre divine... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1876 - 162 Seiten
...Two coursers of ethereal race, 105 With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resoundfng pace. III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fa"ncy hovering o'er Scatters from her pictur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more Oh ! lyre divine,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 Seiten
...Two coursers of ethereal* race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long resounding pace. 95 HI- 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But, ah ! 'tis heard no more : O lyre divine,... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 Seiten
...bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace. HL 3Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more — Oh lyre divine,... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 642 Seiten
...Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace. 1n. 3Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more — Oh lyre divine,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 Seiten
...glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long. resounding pace. Hark ! his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more — О Lyre divine... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 Seiten
...more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake . . . GRAY. 1716-1771. ON DRYDEN. Progress of Poesy. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. MRS. ELIZABETH HAMILTON. 1759-1816. Memoirs... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 626 Seiten
...bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace. III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn _Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more — Oh lyre divine,... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1882 - 246 Seiten
...a regret that the lyre once held by the last-named poet has degenerated into hands like Gray's :— Hark ! his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ah ! 'tis heard no more — Oh ! lyre... | |
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