 Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye...  The British Critic: A New Review - Page 6111816Full view - About this book
 | 1838 - 472 pages
...are the poetry of Heaven I If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great,...kindred with you, for ye are A beauty and a mystery." — BVKON.' MANY of our readers hear about Astrology, yet few are acquainted with the practice of that... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...which are the poetry of heaven, If in your bright beams we would read the fate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great,...their mortal state And claim a kindred with you ; for you arc A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and 'reverence from afar, That fortune,... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 pages
...the poetry of Ht- aven I It, in your bright leaves, we would read the (ate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies о erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you, for ye are A beauty and a mystery." —... | |
 | American literature - 1839 - 276 pages
...bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspiration to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state....fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. Byron. MEN OF GENIUS. GREAT talents, when directed to improve and adorn society, can never be too highly... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 864 pages
...'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great. Our destinies o'erleap their mortal etato. And claim a kindred with you : for ye are A beauty...fortune, fame, power, life have named themselves a star. Byron. Childc Harold. FORIIA'IL, va An old word. Probably forforhaul, from for and haul. To harass... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies p'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
 | Gift books - 1841 - 332 pages
...are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, 't is to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great,...fame, power, life, have named themselves a star." But look up again, and, with the astronomer, mark out the distances of the stars, and also their revolutions... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis o old, it seemed only not to fall, Yet strength was...uses vile! Where Superstition once had made her den fürtune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star. LXXXIX. All heaven and earth are still —... | |
 | sir Henry Delmé (fict.name.) - 1841 - 524 pages
...FETE. " Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,—'tis to be forgiven, That, in...their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you." THE night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 't is O Oa7 *8/J o'crlcap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
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