Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er... New National First[ -fifth] Reader - Page 437by Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884Full view - About this book
| 1833 - 480 pages
...Some Oomwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Bat knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And fr*ze the genial current of their soul. But who shall estimate the dormant talents, the slumbering... | |
| Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
| Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...ecstasy the living lyre : 13. n\u Knowledge to their eyes hor ample page, Rich with the spoils of lime, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. ". • 14. Full many a gem, of purest ray serene, The dark, unfathomed caves of... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...living lyre': But knowledge to their eyes her ample page', Rich with the spoils of time', did ne'ers unroll'; Chill penury repressed their noble rage',...sweetness' . . on the desert air'. Some village Hampden', that', with dauntless breast', The little tyrant of his fields withstood';— Some mute', inglorious... | |
| Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...page, Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstacy the living lyre. Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ;—...current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathom'd caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of Time, did ne'er unrol ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : 13. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. 14. Full many a gem, of purest ray serene, The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...living lyre': But knowledge to their eyes her ample page'. Rich with the spoils of time', did ne'er« un Chill penury repressed their noble rage', And froze...sweetness' . . on the desert air'. Some village Hampden', that', with dauntless breast', The little tyrant of his fields withstood';— Some mute', inglorious... | |
| 1839 - 876 pages
...living lyre. 136 Our • But knowledge to their eyes her ample pa-e, Rich with the spoils of timu, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repressed their noble...current of the soul. ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
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