 Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessen'd; but thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot, Has grown colossal, and can only find A fit abode wherein appear enshrined Thy hopes of immortality ; and thou Shalt one day, if found...  Childe Harold's pilgrimage: Italy - Page 112by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1872Full view - About this book
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...pleasant to sit there. . " Enter ; its grandeur overwhelms thee not ; And why ? it is not lessened ; but thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot,...wherein appear enshrined Thy hopes of immortality." I remained there I know not how long, forgetful of everything that did not harmonize with the imposing... | |
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...Byron's lines on St Peter's: Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessened; but thy mind Expanded by the genius of the spot, Has...now His Holy of Holies, nor be blasted by his brow. (Chtide Harold's Pilgrimage, IV, 1 55) Eros has an analogous effect to art here, for Haidee finds in... | |
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...first stanza opens provocatively: Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessened; but thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot, Has grown colossal ... (4.155) Byron here absorbs in his own special way the components of the tradition I have been outlining.... | |
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...worship undcfiled. CLV. Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? ft is not lessen 'd ; bat yron thon Shalt one day, if found worthy, so defined, See thy Ood face to face, as thon dost now His Holy... | |
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...overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessen'd; but thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot, 1390 Has grown colossal, and can only find A fit abode...defined, See thy God face to face, as thou dost now 1395 His Holy of Holies, nor be blasted by his brow. CLVI CLV 1400 All musical in its immensities;... | |
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...eternal ark of worship undcfiled. Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessened; but thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot,...now His Holy of Holies, nor be blasted by his brow. (4: 154-55) The mocker of all religions and of man's desire for immortality now stands graciously welcoming... | |
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...worship nndefiled, * Enter : its grandeur overwhelms thee not ; And why 1 it is not lessened ; bat thy mind, Expanded by the genius of the spot, Has...wherein appear enshrined Thy hopes of immortality ; and thau Shalt one day, if found worthy, so defined, See thy God face to face, as thou dost now His Holy... | |
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...metaphor for the improbable': 38 Enter: its grandeur overwhelms thee not; And why? it is not lessened; but thy mind. Expanded by the genius of the spot,...now His Holy of Holies, nor be blasted by his brow. [...] Then pause, and be enlightened; there is more In such a survey than the sating gaze Of wonder... | |
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