 | 1898 - 522 pages
...Hast seen the tide of human tears, That shall no longer flow. " This spirit shall return to Him That gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine. By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, I 288 CHOICE LITERATURE... | |
 | 1899 - 394 pages
...JOHN GAY. Life is a jest and all things show it. I thought so once and now I know it. THOMAS CAMPBELL. This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, And took the sting from... | |
 | Westminster Abbey - 1901 - 158 pages
...biographer). The highly appropriate Lines inscribed upon it are taken from " The Last Man :" — " This spirit shall return to HIM Who gave its heavenly...not, sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark I No — it shall live again, and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By HIM recall'd to breath... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902 - 564 pages
...seen the tide of human tears, That shall no longer flow. 4. " This spirit shall return to Him That gave its heavenly spark ; Yet think not, Sun, it shall...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, And took the sting... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1902 - 192 pages
...The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost ! 60 " This spirit shall return to Him That gave its heavenly spark ; Yet think not, Sun, it shall...thyself art dark ! No ! it shall live again, and shine 65 In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1902 - 874 pages
...Campbell in Westminster Abbey they put — they could not have done otherwise, his own fine lines : — This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...spark ; Yet, think not, sun, it shall be dim When t h< .11 thyself art dark ! No! it shall live again and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine. By... | |
 | Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff - 1903 - 284 pages
...in Westminster Abbey they put — they could not have done otherwise — his own fine lines : — " This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine. By Him recall'd to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robb'd the grave of victory And took the sting from... | |
 | 1904 - 1058 pages
...boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, Go, Sun, while mercy... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1904 - 316 pages
...The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall Receive my parting ghost ! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recall'd to breath, Who captive led Captivity, Who robb'd the grave of Victory, — And took the sting... | |
 | 1905 - 622 pages
...The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall,— The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost ! "This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly...and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recall'd to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robb'd the grave of Victory, — And took the sting... | |
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The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark! No! it shall live again, and shine... 
