 | Meliora - 1852 - 314 pages
...says — Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked...ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes the ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 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 to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold car of death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid...living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1854 - 504 pages
...No more shtll rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Nor busy housewife ply her evening care ; No children...living lyre : But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er uuroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vuult, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied...living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...the note of praise. Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath 1 Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery...living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold eur of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid,...that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstacy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time,... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable...living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave, J Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory...living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And... | |
 | Edwin Waugh - Lancashire (England) - 1855 - 282 pages
...praise. *' Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe...living lyre. " But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Kich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze... | |
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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 swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre ; But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er... 
