 Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will, Till our mortality predominates, And men are— what...  The Southern Review - Side 311831Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 sider
...sepulchre, for I have ceased To justify my deeds unto myself— The last infirmity of evil. Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The brrath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
 | 1817 - 576 sider
...for superior virtue. We have not room for the whole, but we must not omit the following lines: ' How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride. Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 sider
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
 | 1817 - 708 sider
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision. Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mixed essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of prida,... | |
 | 1817 - 670 sider
...pervading vision.— Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world I How glorious in its action nnd itself ! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns,...we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or мог, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 sider
...beautiful is all this visible world! How glorious in it* action and itself; But we, who name ourselves ite sovereigns, we. Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence mnke A conBict of its elements, and breathe Tne breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with... | |
 | 1817 - 694 sider
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, ou ward, or above, With a pervading vision Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious in its action and itself ! But we, who паше ourselves its sovereigns, •we, Half dost, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - 216 sider
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 sider
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 88 sider
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will Till our... | |
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