 Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood,...  Poems for Young People - Page 38edited by - 1851 - 173 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne 'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage,...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Bible - 1853 - 500 pages
...ever unknown. This thought has been immortalized by Gray : — " Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear $ Full many...Hampden that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1853 - 456 pages
...dark, unfathom'd caves of o'cean , bear, ; | Full many a flow'er , is born to blush unseen', | And waste its sweetness on the desert air^" | Some village...that, with dauntless breast', | The little tyrant of his fields1 withstood, ; | Some mute, inglorious Mil'ton, here m<iy rest' ; \ Some Crom'well, guiltless... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold eur of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid,...waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Uampden that with dauntless breast, The'Iittle tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Christianity - 1855 - 386 pages
...in the well-known, beautiful language of Gray: — , • , 'i " Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many...Hampden that with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some linn;' inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...unfathomed caves of ocean bear, Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air. Some village Hampden,* that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell, guiltless of... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Bible - 1855 - 508 pages
...unfathomcd caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on tho desert air. "Some village Hampden that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some mute Inglorious Milton here may rest; Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 pages
...pregnant with celestial fire : Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ccstacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mule inglorious Milton here may rest j Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...my serene,' The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden. that with dauntless breast 1 The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Millon here may rest, Some Cromwell... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean hear : Full many a flower is horn to hlush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless hreast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some... | |
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