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... Strath-Clutha; or, The beauties of Clyde - Page 208by John M. Leighton - 1840 - 76 pagesFull view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...die for nothing. When mere conquerors and man-slayers are forgotten, Boadicea will remain one of " The dead but sceptred sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their urns." 1 The period in English history richest of all in martial feminine characters is that in which they... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...which still Was so, And making that which was not, tilltheplace Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! —...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. 'Twas such a night t "Tis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take... | |
| 1817 - 694 pages
...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 !—...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. 'Twas such anight! Tu strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take wildest... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...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 ! —...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — "Pis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take wildest flight... | |
| 1825 - 806 pages
...to exert a mighty influence over the mind of all future time. He is, and he always will be, one of " The dead, but sceptred Sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. " Yet he died at seven-and-thirty ; and who shall say — nay, who can believe, that the genius of... | |
| 1817 - 522 pages
...till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent wotship of the great of old I—- The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.—" (P. 68, 69.) We trust we have done justice to this little poem, which, as a drama, or as a whole, we... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...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 SCWTBR'D SOVEREIGNS who still rule Our spirits from their URNS ! MANFRED. We now turn to a curious... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - 216 pages
...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 ! —...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — 'Twas such a night ! Tis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...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 ! —...sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns. — • 'Twas such a night ! Tis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts... | |
| Davide Bertolotti - 1817 - 734 pages
...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 ! —...dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirils from their urns. — tnísfatti e di aífetti, e non ha sopra di mro altro vantaggio che quel... | |
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