 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 ye...  The British Critic: A New Review - Page 6111816Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pages
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most... | |
 | Louise Swanton-Belloc - 1824 - 400 pages
...feuille, qui n'ait sa part de l'existence, et le sentiment du Dieu qui erée et protège toutes choses » A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love...fame, power, life , have named themselves a star. LXXXIX. All hcaven and earth are still — thongh not in sleep , But breathless , as we grow when feeling... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 pages
...fate Of men and empires,— 'tis to he forgiven, That in our aspirations to he great, Our destinics o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A heauty and a mystery, and ereate In us such love and reverenee from afar, That fortune, fame, power,... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1825 - 504 pages
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. No one, whose mind was really elevated and purified by the solemn grandeur of a midnight sky, would... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still—though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling... | |
 | George Clinton - Poets, English - 1825 - 826 pages
...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,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a ylar. All heaven and earth are slill — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling... | |
 | Willard Phillips - 1826 - 194 pages
...the poetry of heaven 1 If in your bright leaves we would read the fat* Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great,...fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. • - ,'. ' I' No one, whose mind was really elevated and purified by the solemn grandeur of a midnight... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...into Nature's breast the spirit of her hues. Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in onr comrades ? but no less I own my natural weakness...some sense of shuddering; and the sight Of blood All heaven and earth arc still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 170 pages
...the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we could read the fate Of man and empires : — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great,...and create In us such love and reverence from afar, [a star. That fortune, fame, power, life have named themselves LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...aspirations to be great, Our destinies n'crleap their mortal state. And claim a kindred with yon ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us...afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themeehee a Mur. All heaven and earth are still— though not in sleep, Bat breathleee, ae we grow... | |
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