Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will, Till our mortality predominates, And men are— what... The Southern Review - Strana 311831Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - Počet stránok 502
...sepulchre, for I have ceased To justify my deeds unto myself— The last infirmity of evil. Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The brrath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
| 1817 - Počet stránok 576
...for superior virtue. We have not room for the whole, but we must not omit the following lines: ' How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride. Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - Počet stránok 98
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
| 1817 - Počet stránok 708
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision. Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mixed essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of prida,... | |
| 1817 - Počet stránok 670
...pervading vision.— Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world I How glorious in its action nnd itself ! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns,...we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or мог, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - Počet stránok 492
...beautiful is all this visible world! How glorious in it* action and itself; But we, who name ourselves ite sovereigns, we. Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence mnke A conBict of its elements, and breathe Tne breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with... | |
| 1817 - Počet stránok 694
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, ou ward, or above, With a pervading vision Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious in its action and itself ! But we, who паше ourselves its sovereigns, •we, Half dost, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - Počet stránok 216
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - Počet stránok 210
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - Počet stránok 88
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
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