Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the great; Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state ? Yes — one — the first — the last — the best— The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate, Bequeathed the name of Washington,... The Poetic New World - Page 376edited by - 1910 - 526 pagesFull view - About this book
| Imperial pocket reader - 1878 - 202 pages
...string — the crest ? Vain froward child of empire ! say, Are all thy playthings snatched away P Where may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the great...not hate, Bequeath the name of Washington, To make man blush there was but one ! LIFE AND LOVE. LIFE is a garden fair and free, But 'tis love that holds... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...chief That ever peopled hell with heroes slain, Or plunged a province or a realm in grief. BYRON. Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the great,...Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate — Bequeathed the name of Washington, To make men blush there was but one. BYRON. He who ascends to... | |
| 1878 - 254 pages
...will shine upon them forever as they flow widening and brightening through the vales of time. "Where may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the great, Where neither guilty glory glows Nor vile and sordid state? Yes, one; the first, the last, the best, The Cincinnatus of the west, Whom Envy... | |
| Robert S. Bevier - 1879 - 538 pages
...Temporary Troops. CHAPTER XLIIL • GENERAL LEE. Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the greai, Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state?...first, the last, the best, The Cincinnatus of the West, Whose fame not envy could molest, Nor mankind fail to hail him blest. — [Byron. IT was when I was... | |
| William Maclay - 1880 - 392 pages
...the following lines by Lord Byron relative to the distinguished subject of these remarks : " Where may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the great,...the last, the best — The Cincinnatus of the West, JR Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, in an address, remarked as follows : " The late Lord Chancellor Erskine,... | |
| William Maclay - 1880 - 408 pages
...subjoin the following lines by Lord Byron relative to the distinguished subject of these remarks : "Where may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the great,...neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state ? Yes, one—the first, the last, the best— The Cincinnatus of the West, JR Ingersoll, of Philadelphia,... | |
| 1880 - 208 pages
...sacrifice of a single principle,—this title will not be denied to Washington. CXXI I.—WASHINGTON. WHERE may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the great;...neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state? Yes, one-—the first—the last—the best— The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate, Bequeathed... | |
| William Maclay - 1880 - 392 pages
...distinguished subject of these remarks : "Where may the wearied eye repose, When gazing on the preat, Where, neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable...Yes, one — the first, the last, the best — The Cineinnatus of the West, JR Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, in an address, remarked as follows : " The... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1880 - 630 pages
...string, the crest? Vain froward child of empire ! say, Are all thy playthings snatch'd away? Where , oh ! thrtt pang where despicahle state? Yes — one — the first— the last—the hest— The Cincinnatus of the West,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881 - 800 pages
...string, the crest ? Vain froward child of empire I say, Are all thy playthings snatch'd away? Where not the most distant allusion to anything of the...partly adopted in this poem the notion of Cuvier, Bequeath'd the name of Washington, To make man blush there was but one ! ODE FROM THE FRENCH. I. WE... | |
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