Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mixed essence, make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will, Till our mortality predominates, And men are —... The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Side 3011817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 sider
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...sink or soar, with our mix'd essence, make A conflict 01 its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1861 - 1154 sider
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...itself! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Hall dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements,... | |
| 1862 - 776 sider
...enjoying it when I came ; but to-day I enjoyed it thoroughly, and, as I gazed, felt how - Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world : How glorious in its action and itself! July 31—How loving and how gracious is our heavenly Father to me his unworthy child and servant !... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1864 - 784 sider
...thee ; but thine oy« Yet piercest downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ' How glorious...Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, witU our niix'd essence make A conflict of ill elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 802 sider
...visible world I How glorious in its action and itself I But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, wo. Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence, make A. conflict oi its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and... | |
| Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 sider
...asses who pull ; Each tugs it a different way, And the greatest of all is John Bull. Byron, Epigram. How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe A breath of degradation and of pride, Contending with low wants and lofty will, Till our mortality... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1867 - 740 sider
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision.— Beautiful Î Bow Ω~ Vm «Ink or soar, with our mix'cl essence maku A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation... | |
| Henry Noble Day - 1867 - 380 sider
...ought then to occupy us Arm arm ye heavens against these perjured kings 0 change O wondrous change How beautiful is all this visible world How glorious in its action and itself Why ought the slave-trade to be abolished because it is incurable injustice how much stronger then... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 sider
...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 mixed essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1870 - 770 sider
...follow thee ; but thine V« pieces downward, onward, or above, L 'ha pervading vision. — Beautiful ! the victory of '-;¡ ;y P-mvimus. anj Paminius by...beheldest, 'mid the assassins' din, At thy bathed base ^ conflict of its elements, and breathe I"he breath of degradation and of pride. Contending with low... | |
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