 | George Merriam - 1828 - 292 pages
...living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unrol Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village-Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...celestial fire; But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unrol; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. The threats of pain and... | |
 | 844 pages
...though it consorts with my philosophy to believe that, s • Full many a gem, of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : Full many...And waste its sweetness on the desert air. ' Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 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... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 282 pages
...living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unrol Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear 5 Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...lyre : But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unrol ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute,... | |
 | John Webster Morris - 1830 - 342 pages
...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...penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul." " A portion of this evil may always continue to be the lot of the poor in the... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 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... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy tbe 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... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...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...current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed eaves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to' blush unseen, And waste... | |
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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. 
