 twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still...  Speeches, Lectures, and Letters - Página 9por Wendell Phillips - 1891 - 562 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | George Gilfillan - 1851 - 316 páginas
...under the groves of golden Italy, and, in quaint dialogue, or fine pantomine, conversing with the past. The " dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule our spirits from their urns," appear at his spell, and range themselves around him. Pericles, the Jupiter of Athens, stands with... | |
 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1852 - 488 páginas
...not, till the place Became religious, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old, The dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urna I" LOBD BYBON. Whilst our hearts were touched with feelings such as these, a bell from a distant... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1853 - 434 páginas
...kingdoms. The true monarchs of a country are those whose sway is over thought and emotion. They are " The dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." America abounds in the material of poetry. Its history, its scenery, the structure of its social life,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 páginas
...till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns ! A SHIPWRECK. The other boats, the yawl and pinnace, had Been stove in the beginning of the gale ;... | |
 | Anna U. Russell - 1853 - 580 páginas
...till the place Became religion; and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." — 4. — Prose Example of the preceding Emotions. [Rffltctiom on Weitminster Abbey.] Irving. "The... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - 1016 páginas
...both. " The place became religious, and the heart run o'er With silent worship of the great of old; The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." • Few of the Italians lead a domestic life ; their fine climate permits them to pass almost all the... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1856 - 288 páginas
...the ages of the world. Their hearts, like Manfred's, teem " With silent worship of the great of old ! The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." One of the most voluminous writers and prolific thinkers of antiquity, was Cicero. In almost every... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 páginas
...not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. BYRON. LIBERTY. OH, Liberty ! thou goddess heavenly bright, Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 410 páginas
...are an essential element of our social economy. The best minds of every age are trained by " Those dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns." From books they receive most of their culture ; and by them are disciplined in youth, stimulated in... | |
 | 1856 - 780 páginas
...are an essential element of our social economy. The best minds of every age - are trained by " Those dead but sceptred sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their urns." From books we receive most of our culture; and by them are disciplined in youth, stimulated in manhood,... | |
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