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... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 1481825Full view - About this book
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...rule and 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... | |
| England - 1825 - 806 pages
...sort of influence which Byron has exerted, without deserving to do so, and without continuing to exert a mighty influence over the mind of all future time....best of what he has bequeathed us comparatively in the shade ? He was one of those true masters, whose successive works attested, almost always, progressive... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...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 rule Our spirits from their urns. — "Pis strange that I recall it at this time ; But I have found our thoughts take wildest flight... | |
| 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... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...tilltheplace Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred 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... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...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 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 N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...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 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 Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - 216 pages
...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 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 Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 88 pages
...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 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... | |
| England - 1821 - 818 pages
..." '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 rule Our spirits from their urns." Afanfrcd. But to return to Pope. — The question no longer is, as Johnson tells us it once was, "... | |
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