 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...death I PerAaps, in this neglected spot is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire : Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd...living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unrol ; Chill penury repress'd tixeir noble rage, And... | |
 | W. Plees - 1824 - 424 pages
...celestial fire ; «' Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, " Or waked to extacy the liring lyre." " But knowledge to their eyes her ample page,...repressed their noble rage, " And froze the genial current of their soul." " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, " Their sober wishes never learned... | |
 | William Oxberry - Theater - 1824 - 402 pages
...pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample...the spoils of Time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage. And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to eestacy sive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator?...in bands While they keep watch, or nightly rounding repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. •Full many a gem of purest... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1824 - 478 pages
...pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem, of purest ray... | |
 | Robert Aglionby Slaney - Agriculture - 1824 - 262 pages
...are to whom the lamentation of the poet will apply : — " Knowledge to them her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of their soul." If, however, no future Chatterton or Burns, no Franklin or Watt, should ever... | |
 | Ernst Hirnschädel (pseud.) - Craniology - 1824 - 192 pages
...organs, and thus blindly to render abortive " Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; " Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, " Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre !" This fact he considered to be brought to demonstration by the bean and tile; and, if vegetables... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...pregnant with eelestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway 'i!, Or wak'd to eestasy doth diet, repress'd their noble rage. And froze the genial eurrent of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Dalgarnoch, Author of Richard Gordon - 1825 - 212 pages
...but still comparatively ignorant and illiterate. " Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the sou)." By those, however, who are acquainted with the history and character of our Scottish... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 pages
...Perhaps, in this neglected spot is laid v Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire : Hands that ths rod of empire might have sway'd, 'Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre : -•*." 8BCT. VII.] READING. . But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of... | |
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Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. 
