| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and, with a cold and gpntle grasp, He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came : He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, — but not as bidding her adieu ; For... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1846 - 332 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its...moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts D 2 Was traced, — and then it faded as it came ; And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting... | |
| Forest Hill - 1846 - 920 pages
...lay in Madame de St. Amande's ing beneath her foot with a very savage smile : — One moment o'er her face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came. " He injured me," she added ; " but I have long since paid back the debt with a terrible interest.... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and, with a cold and gentle grasp, He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came: He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, — but not as bidding her adieu ; For they... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — Aa in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 390 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then— As in that hour—a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced,—and then it faded as... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 394 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then— As in that hour—a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced,—and then it faded as... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 396 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Return'd, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
| lady Emily Charlotte M. Ponsonby - 1850 - 328 pages
...he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude And then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows — but heard not his... | |
| Maria Priscilla Smith - 1851 - 152 pages
...he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its...thoughts was traced, And then it faded as it came • • » \nil he stood calm, and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words,... | |
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