How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious in its action and itself ; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements... Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life - Page 247by Cyrus Augustus Bartol - 1850 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...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...half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The brrath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| Books - 1817 - 576 pages
...but 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...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.... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...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 mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 670 pages
...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... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...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... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...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... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...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 mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - 216 pages
...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 mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 88 pages
...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 mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...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 mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
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