 | 1841 - 558 pages
...heart Had far outgrown hie yean, and to his eye There was but ope beloved face on earth. And that wan shining on him ; he had look'd Upon it till it could not pa» away i He had no breath, no being, but in hen ; — She was his voice ; be did not speak to her,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 576 pages
...the horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years, and to his eye There was...he had look'd Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, nor being, but in hers ; She was his voice ; he did not speak to her, But trembled... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...the horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; The boy had fewer summers, but his heart e them sit ; they linger yet, Avengers of their native land : This boyish idolatry nursed the spirit of poetry in Byron's mind. He was recalled, however, from hii... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown hi« 3 $ This boyish idolatry nursed the spirit of poetry in Bvron's mind. He was recalled, however, from his... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...horizon's verge. The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; — The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years ; and, to his eye, There...he had look'd Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, no being, but in hers : She was his voice ; — he did not speak to her, But trembled... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; — The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years ; and, to his eye, There...he had look'd Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, no being, but in hers : She was his voice ; — he did not speak to her, But trembled... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...the horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of womanhood ; The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years, and to his eye There was...face on earth, And that was shining on him ; he had looked Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath nor being, but in hers ; She was his... | |
 | Washington Irving - Authors, American - 1849 - 394 pages
...the horizon's verge, The maid was on the verge of womanhood: The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years, and to his eye There was...beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him." I stood upon the spot consecrated by this memorable interview. Below me extended the " living landscape,"... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1849 - 390 pages
...the horizon's verge, The maid was on the verge of womanhood: The boy had fewer summers, but his heart Had far outgrown his years, and to his eye There was...beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him." I stood upon the spot consecrated by this memorable interview. Below me extended the " living landscape,"... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Folklore - 1850 - 300 pages
...Accordinglvi with his young companion, Little John once more threaded his way through Sherwood Í Forest. " There was but one beloved face on earth, And that...he had look'd Upon it till it could not pass away ; He had no breath, no bemg, but m hers !" BYEOX. " Dearest, best, and brightest, Come away To the... | |
| |
Fair as herself— but the boy gazed on her; And both were young, and one was beautiful: And both were young— yet not alike in youth. As the sweet moon on the horizon's verge, The maid was on the eve of womanhood; The boy had fewer summers, but his... 
