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 its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood... Lyrical gleanings from various authors - Page 85by Lyrical gleanings - 1864 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean hear : Full many a flower is horn to hlush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless hreast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1857 - 360 pages
...nature." But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; no Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze...Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, V. 51. " So just thy skill, so regular my rage." Pope to Jervas. " Be justly warn'd with your own mil... | |
| Edwin Waugh - Lancashire (England) - 1857 - 256 pages
...ray serene, Tiie dark nnfathom'd caves of ocean bear; Full many u flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. " Some village...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest; Some Cromwell, guiltless of his... | |
| English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; 113 Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village...Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; .Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...ray serene,1 The dark unfathonrd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast8 The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some... | |
| Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But Knowledge...Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell heedless of his country's... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene,1 The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many...desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast1 The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some... | |
| Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 pages
...ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
| William Wirt - Southern States - 1832 - 280 pages
...time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genia! current of their soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark,...Hampden, that with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstoodSome mute, inglorious Milton, here may rest ; Some Cromwell, guiltless of his... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 pages
...unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless...guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise. To scatter plenty o'er a smiling... | |
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