How glorious in its action and itself ! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending... Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 328by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1856 - 762 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...and itself; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of...themselves, And trust not to each other. Hark ! the note, [TTie Shepherd's pipe in the distance is heard. The natural music of the mountain reed — For here... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...unfit To sink or soar, with our mixed essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The bread) of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants...themselves, And trust not to each other. Hark ! the note, [ Th?. ¡hcpliwd'f pipe in Mi1 distance is heard. Tlie natural music of the mountain reed— . For... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 670 pages
...But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or мог, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements,...degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and loftj wilt Till our mortality predominates, And men are — what they name not to themselves. And trust... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...ourselves its sovereigns, we, • .• Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mixed essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of prida, Contending with low wants and lofty will, Till our mortality predominates, And men are— what... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...and itself; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The brrath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our mortality predominates,... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...its elements, and breathe Tne breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lolly will Till our mortality predominates, And men are — what they name not to thenv selves, And trust not to each other. Hark .' the note, [The X/tcpherd"i pipe in the diilanee... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 88 pages
...and itself; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of...themselves, And trust not to each other. Hark ! the note, i For here the patriarchal days are not A pastoral fable — pipes in the liberal air, Mix'd with the... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...and itself; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of...each other. Hark ! the note, [The Shepherd's pipe in th( distance it heard. The natural music of Ihe mountain reed — For here the patriarchal days are... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 304 pages
...and itself! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of...lofty will Till our mortality predominates, And men are—what they name not to themselves, And trust not to each other. Hark! the note, [The Shepherds... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 308 pages
...pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our mortality predominates, And men are—what they name not to themselves, And trust not to each other. Hark! the note, \The Shepherds pipe in the distance is heard. The natural music of the mountain reed—- For here the patriarchal... | |
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