 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1808 - 698 pages
...mighty ones Who flourished in the infancy of days ? AH to the grave gone down. On their fallen fern* Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfulness....pillow of its shame ; Hush'd is his stormy voice, and qucnch'd the blaze Of his red eye-ball. — Yesterday his name Was mighty on the earth — To day —... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - English literature - 1808 - 358 pages
...record, and upon the tongue Of grey tradition voluble no more. Where are the heroes of the ages past? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones Who flourish'd in the infancy of days'? Ail to the grave gone down. On their fallen fame Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfulness.—The... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1813 - 338 pages
...no more. '•'• - , i.,- . . •:•i•..! Where are the heroes of the ages past ? l •' •i' Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones..., Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgeffulness.—The warrior's arm Lies nerveless on the pillow of its shame ; Hush'd is his stormy... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 336 pages
...record, and upon the tongue Of grey Tradition voluble no more. Where are the heroes of the ages past ? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones...fame Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfidness. — The warrior's arm Lies nerveless on the pillow of its shame ; Hush'd is his stormy... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...are the heroes of the ages past; Where the brave chieftains — where the mighty ones Who flourish' d in the infancy of days ? — All to the grave gone down ! — On their fall'n fame Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfulness. — The warrior's arm Lies... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English literature - 1827 - 242 pages
...are the heroes of the ages past ? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones Who flourished in the infancy of days ? All to the grave gone down. On their fallen fame Exulting, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfulness. — The warrior's arm Lies nerveless... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English essays - 1829 - 436 pages
...are the heroes of the ages past ? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones Who flourish 'd in the infancy of days ? All to the grave gone down....pillow of its shame ; Hush'd is his stormy voice, and quench 'd the blaze ; Of his red eye-ball. — Yesterday his name Was mighty on the earth — To day... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...record, and upon the tongue Of grey Tradition voluble no more. Where arc the heroes of the ages past? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones...the grave gone down. On their fallen fame Exultant, mockiug at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgelfulness.— The warrior's arm Lies nerveless on the pillow... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English essays - 1829 - 426 pages
...record, and upon the tongue Of gray Tradition, voluble no more. Where are the heroes of the ages past ? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones Who flourish'd in the infancy of days ? I All to the grave gone down. On their fallen fame Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, * Alluding... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...ore the heroes of the ages past ? Where the brave chieftains, where the mighty ones Who flourish 'd in the infancy of days ? All to the grave gone down....fame Exultant, mocking at the pride of man, Sits grim Forgetfulneo. — The warrior's arm Lies nerveless on the pillow of its shame ; Hush'd is his stormy... | |
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... barbarism, and once barbaric states Swaying the wand of science and of arts ; Illustrious deeds and memorable names Blotted from record, and upon the tongue Of grey Tradition voluble no more ! Where are the heroes of the ages past ? — Where the... 
