 tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 425edited by Full view - About this book
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...hues. ' Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...are the poetry of heaven! If in your bright leaves we would read the fata Of men and empires,—'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...Deep into nature's breabt the spirit of her hues. LXXXVI1I. " Ve stars ! Of men and empires,— '(is to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for yc are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...Lxxxvm. Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, '' Our destinies o'erlaep their mortal state, And claim a kindred with youj for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create... | |
 | George Miller - Europe - 1820 - 624 pages
...nativity : Ye stars, which are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
 | George Miller - Europe - 1820 - 634 pages
...are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires—'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...LXXXVIII. Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in...you; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star.... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...hues. Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven, If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great Our destinies o'erlenp their mortal state, 424 THE AMERICAN [Letson 183. And claim a kindred with you ; for ye arc... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pages
...hues. Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires, — 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and... | |
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