... guile seduced, no force could violate; And, when she took unto herself a Mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish, and that strength decay; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid... De Quincey's Writings - Side 77af Thomas De Quincey - 1851Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1866 - 408 sider
...strength decay ; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. 217 GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom... | |
| Samuel Manning - 1866 - 228 sider
...strength decay ; Yet shall some tribute of respect be paid When her long life hath reached its final day; Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away." * In the early days of the Reformation, Venice and the Lake District were among the... | |
| John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 sider
...strength decay, Yet shall some tribute of respect be paid When her long life hath reach'd its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great has pass'd away. WORDSWORTH. EIVEE. THE current, that with gentle murmur glides, Thou know'st, being stopp'd, impatiently... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 sider
...decay, — 10 Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great has passed away. William Wordsworth . ccx COMPOSED BY THE SEA-SIDE, NEAR CALAIS, AUGUST, 1802. Fair Star... | |
| Essex Institute - 1882 - 378 sider
...London, a splendid vision midway east and west in the sea, once so great, now in decay. Says the poet : " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great has pass-d away." Wordsworth is as quotable for high emotions as Pope for sententious point. The one is the poet of the... | |
| Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1869 - 374 sider
...last glory of an ancient institution like that of the Jewish prophets, without a sense of sadness. " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great hath passed away." But if there be some melancholy in the feeling with which we view the Baptist, there... | |
| Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1869 - 350 sider
...last glory of an ancient institution like that of the Jewish prophets, without a sense of sadness. " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great hath passed away." But if there be some melancholy in the feeling with which we view the Baptist, there... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 390 sider
...strength decay; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day: Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away." WORDSWORTH. In conclusion, let us express our gratification that the material prosperity... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 400 sider
...strength decay ; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away." WORDSWORTH. In conclusion, let us express our gratification that the material prosperity... | |
| Treasury - 1869 - 474 sider
...Grave. Stan2a 9. The swan on still St. Mary's Lake Floats double, swan and shadow ! yarrow Unvisitcd. Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. Sonnets to National Independence and Liberty. Part \. vi. Thou hast left behind Powers... | |
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