 There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp,...  Childe Harold's pilgrimage: Italy - Page 96by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - Wales - 1861 - 546 pages
...impressed by the lines of the poet, — " There is a power Anil magic in the ruin'd battlement, To which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are iU dower." The "Court" is nearest; we visit that first: it occupies a hill summit; the site is fine... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1861 - 1164 pages
...there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour slut yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower. cxxx. Oh Tune ! the beautifier of the dead, Adoroer uf the ruin, comforter And only healer when the heart hath... | |
 | 1862 - 226 pages
...of earth, which time hath bent, A spirit's feeling. ****** There is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the palace of the present hour...yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower." With our souls alive to the spirit-voices of the past, let us take our stand within the ruins of Dudley... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1904 - 890 pages
...Jonson. Heaven never helps the men who will not act. Sophodes. There is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the palace of the present hour...yield its pomp, and wait till ages Are its dower. Byron. A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district—all studied and appreciated... | |
 | English poetry - 1904 - 690 pages
...feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the palace of the present hour...yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower. And here the buzz of eager nations ran. In murmured pity, or loud-roared applause, As man was slaughtered... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - British - 1906 - 488 pages
...; and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour...Must yield its pomp and wait till ages are its dower. CXXXIX And here the buzz of eager nations ran, In murmur'd pity or loud-roar'd applause, As man was... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English letters - 1907 - 486 pages
...feeling; and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour...Must yield its pomp and wait till ages are its dower. CXXXIX And here the buzz of eager nations ran, In murmur'd pity or loud-roar'd applause, As man was... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Poetry - 1907 - 1378 pages
...feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined herto Even Adam and my mother both are fair: 329 Not...like Adah and the Seraphim — But very fair. Luc Oh, Time! the Beautifier of the dead, Adorner of the ruin ' — Comforter And only Healer when the... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1907 - 672 pages
...MOHETON. As MR. WAINEWRIGHT says, the sentiment xpressed is a common one. Here is mother instance : — 0 time, the beautifier of the dead, Adorner of the ruin,...comforter And only healer when the heart hath bled. Byron, ' Childe Harold," canto iv. stanza 130. E. YARDLEY. THE PEDLARS' REST (10 S. vii. 266, 415 ;... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1907 - 770 pages
...As MR. WAINEWRIGHT says, the sentiment «xpressed is a common one. Here is Another instance : — О time, the beautifier of the dead, Adorner of the ruin,...comforter And only healer when the heart hath bled. Byron, ' Childe Harold,' canto iv. stanza 130. E. YARDLEY. THE PEDLARS' REST (10 S. vii. 266, 415;... | |
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