 This man Is of no common order, as his port And presence here denote ; his sufferings Have been of an immortal nature, like Our own ; his knowledge, and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the ethereal essence, have...  The works of the rt. hon. lord Byron - Page 287by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824Full view - About this book
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...vindicate him. She declares him, a man Of no common order, as his port And presence here denote. • his aspirations Have been beyond the dwellers of the...happiness, and science But an exchange of ignorance tor that Which is another kind of ignorance. She adds, that he has become the vie 1 it 1 1 of his passions.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the etherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne ; his aspirations...of the earth, And they have only taught him what we knowThat knowledge is not happiness, and science But an exchange of ignorance for that Which is another... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...beyond the dwellers of the earth, Ami they hnve only taught him what we know — That knowledge in not happiness, and science But an exchange of ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance. She adds, that he has become the victim of his passions. Manfred demands the evocation of Astarte from... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 88 pages
...and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the etherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne ; his aspirations...ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance. Of earth and heaven, from which no power, nor being, Nor breath from the worm upwards is exempt, Have... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 304 pages
...and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the etherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne; his aspirations...that Which is another kind of ignorance. This is not all—the passions, attributes Of earth and heaven, from which no power, nor being, Nor breath from... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the etherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne ; his aspirations Have been beyond the dwellers of the earth, j\nd they have only taught him what we know — That knowledge is not happiness, and science But an... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 614 pages
...and his powers and will, As far as is compatible with clay, Which clogs the etherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne ; his aspirations...ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance. Of earth and heaven, from which no power, nor being, Nor breath from the worm upwards is exempt, Have... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...tools his secret ends to work, Who hath the skill to use them. Joanna Baillie's Basil, a. 2, s. 3. Knowledge is not happiness, and science But an exchange...ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance. .• Byron's Manfred, a. 2, s. 4. Knowledge is as food, and needs no less Her temp'rance over appetite,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1826 - 662 pages
...And they have only tanght him what we know — That knowledge is not happiness, and seience Snt aji exchange of ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance. This is not all — the passions, attrihotes Of earth and heaven, from which no power, nor heing, Nor hreath, from the worm npwards,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...compatible with clay, Which i- logs the elherial essence, have been such As clay hath seldom borne ; lus aspirations Have been beyond the dwellers of the earth,...have only taught him what we know — That knowledge U uot happiness, and science Uut an exchange of ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance.... | |
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