 | Francis Bowen - Philosophy - 1842 - 388 pages
...seems to present again the old combination of the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
 | Francis Bowen - Philosophy - 1842 - 388 pages
...seems to present again the old combination of the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
 | 1842 - 736 pages
...we are now called upon to witness and to describe. " Westward the course of error takes its ßight ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the night ; Schisms blackest oftspring is the last." And tremendous indeed is the last offspring of religious... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 352 pages
...century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first acts...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 282, 1. 14. TJie spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de Charles-Quint:... | |
 | Irishman - 1843 - 258 pages
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward, the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts...with the day, Time's noblest offspring is the last. To this testimony of Berkeley's muse, we shall here add dean Swift's very remarkable letter to lord... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1843 - 524 pages
...and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. " Westward the course of empire takes its way. The four first acts...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last." To free schools and colleges the periodical press had been added, and newspapers began their office... | |
 | George Berkeley - Philosophy, Modern - 1843 - 470 pages
...heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire take its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth...the day : • Time's noblest offspring is the last. A SERMON, INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - Electronic journals - 1883 - 408 pages
...rehearse, Waits now in distant lands for better times, 1'roducing subjects worthy verse. Westward the course of Empire takes its way. The four first acts...past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day, The world's great effort is the last." Under date, Trinity, June 4th, 1723, he writes to Percival :... | |
 | George Berkeley, George Newenham Wright - Philosophy, Modern - 1843 - 468 pages
...heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire take its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; A SERMON, PHKACHBD BBFORB THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...character and human affairs shall be made on this theatre of the western world ; if it be true that, "The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day j Time's noblesl ofispring is the last ;" how could this imposing, swelling, final scene, be appropriately... | |
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Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last. 
