 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...  Lord Byron's Works ... - Page 99by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...cast a wide and tender light, Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and filled inform you is that — you have lost your way. Mar....wanted no ghost to tell us that. Tony. Pray, gentlemen, rale Our spirits from their urne ! [From ' Don Juan.'] Twas twilight, and the sunless day went down... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...cast a wide and tender light, Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and filled role Our spirits from their urns ! [77«; Shipwreck.] [Prom ' Don Juan.'] Twas twilight, and the sunless... | |
 | Willis Gaylord Clark - American literature - 1844 - 486 pages
...this And cast a wide and tender light, which softened down The hoar austerity of rugged desolation, Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making...the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er In silent worship.' ONE cannot write, by any possibility, with a sense of pleasure, when his subject... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...cast a wide and tender light, Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and fil1'd up, As 'twere, anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old !" — p. 68, 69. In... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this, and cast a wide and tender light, Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and...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... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - Italy - 1845 - 240 pages
...cast a wide and tender light Which softened down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and filled up, As 'twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; ' Leaving...the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great and old ! The dead but sceptred sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their ruins." Truly yours.... | |
 | William Mitchell Gillespie - Rome (Italy) - 1845 - 230 pages
...of the conquerors of the world in admiration of their greatness of conception and execution, until the place " Became religion, and the heart ran o'er...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." On my way out, I stopped to talk with the sentinel at the entrance, stationed there to protect visitors... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this, and cast a wide and tender light, Which soften'd down the hoar austerity Of rugged desolation, and...which still was so, And making that which was not, * * BYRON. DEATH OF A CHILD. ON yonder mead, that like a windless lake Shines in the glow of heaven,... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - Europe - 1845 - 492 pages
...So far from feeling it her duty to " Soften down the hoar austerity Of rugged Desolation, and fill up As 'twere anew the Gaps of Centuries, Leaving that...which still was so, And making that which was not ;" she does her best to expose as much as possible the hideous havoc which Restoration has made in... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - Europe - 1845 - 474 pages
...So far from feeling it her duty to " Soften down the hoar austerity Of rugged Desolation, and fill up As 'twere anew the Gaps of Centuries, Leaving that...which still was so, And making that which was not ;" she does her best to expose as much as possible the hideous havoc which Restoration has made in... | |
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