 The oaks of the mountains fall ; the mountains themselves decay with years ; the ocean shrinks and grows again ; the moon herself is lost in heaven ; but thou art for ever the same rejoicing in the brightness of thy course. When the world is dark with...  Specimens of the Russian Poets - Page 871821 - 239 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1802 - 216 pages
...decay with years ; the ocean shrinks, and grows again ; the moon herself is lost in Heaven ; but thou art for ever the same, rejoicing in the brightness of thy course. When the world is dark with tempest ; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 308 pages
..." with years ; the ocean shrinks, and grows again ; " the moon herself is lost in heaven ; but thou art " for ever the same, rejoicing in the brightness of " thy course. When the world is dark frith tem" pests ; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies, " thou lookest in thy benuty from the clouds,... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 244 pages
...decay with years ; the ocean shrinks and grows again : the moon herself is lost in heaven ; but thou art for ever the same; rejoicing in the brightness...lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest af the storm. But to Ossian thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether thy yellow... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...youth, Unhurt amidst the tear of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. That is, " When the world is dark with tempests; when thunder rolls and lightning ßies; thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughest'at the storm." But the variations of... | |
 | William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...decay with years; the ocean shrinks and grows again ; the moon herself is lost In heaven : but thou art for ever the same, rejoicing in the brightness...flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and Jaughest at the storm. But to Ossian thou lookest ia vain ! for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 336 pages
...decay with years ; the ocean shrinks, and grows again ; the moon herself is lost in Heaven ; but thou art for ever the same, rejoicing in the brightness of thy course. When the world is dark ' with tempest ; when thunder rolls, and lightning ' flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, '... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...shrinks and grows again; the moon herself is lost in the heavens ; but thou art for ever the*same, rejoicing in the brightness of thy course. When the world is dark with tempests, when thunders roll, and lightnings fly, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughest at the... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 716 pages
...years. The ocean shrinks and grows again — the Moon herself is lost in heaven; but thou art forever the same, rejoicing in the brightness of thy course. When the world is diu-k with tempest: when thunder rolls and lightning flies: thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds,... | |
 | Richard Clark - Madrigals, English - 1814 - 530 pages
...decay with years : the ocean shrinks and grows again : the moon herself is lost in heaven : but thou art for ever the same; rejoicing in the brightness...beauty from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. Thou art, perhaps, like me, for a season ; thy years will have an end ; thou shalt sleep in thy clouds,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...the moon herself is lost in heaven ; but thou,art forever the same ; rejoicing in the brighjt•less of thy course. When the world is dark with tempests...lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest at 'he storm. Cut to Ossian, thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether thy yellow... | |
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