WORDSWORTH. ANSWER me, burning stars of night ! Where is the spirit gone, That past the reach of human sight, As a swift breeze hath flown ? — And the stars answered me — " We roll In light and power on high ; But, of the never-dying soul, Ask that... The Ceylon magazine - Page 73Full view - About this book
| Wales - 1877 - 378 pages
...and an unselfish spirit, will of themselves work a great revolution. THE INVOCATION. BY MRS. HEMANS. Answer me, burning Stars of night ! Where is the spirit gone That past the reach of human sight, Even as a breeze has flown ? And the Stars answered me — " We roll " In light and power on high,... | |
| Robert Jones, Thomas Powel - Wales - 1877 - 638 pages
...and an unselfish spirit, will of themselves work a great revolution. THE INVOCATION. By MRS. HKMANS. Answer me, burning Stars of night ! Where is the spirit gone That past the reach of human sight, Even as a breeze has flown ? And the Stars answered me — " We roll " In light and power on high,... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1878 - 696 pages
...from waking thought; conjured Eternity, aa men constrain л ghost To aproar anil answer." Wonrtswoani. ANSWER me, burning stars of night ! Where is the spirit...That past the reach of human sight As a swift breeze hath flown ! And the stars answcr'd me — " We roll In light and power on high ; But, of the never-dying... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1879 - 672 pages
...Eternity, as men constrain a ghost To appear and answer." WORDSWORTH. ANSWER me, burning stars of night I Where is the spirit gone, That past the reach of human sight As a swift breeze hath flown? And the stars answered me—" We roll In light and power on high ; But, of the never-dying... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1881 - 578 pages
...waking thought ; conjured Ktemity. as men constrain a ghost To appear and answer." — WORDSWORTH. ANSWER me, burning stars of night! Where is the spirit...That past the reach of human sight As a swift breeze hath flown ? And the stars answered me — "We roll In light and power on high; But, of the never-dying... | |
| Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1881 - 1000 pages
...trod! They have left unstained what there they fonndKi-cedom to worship God ! THE HOME OF THE SPIRIT. Ac gRɵ Xg߬X x E[4u ㉑3 Kr/ T Vo D ɕdZ 0 Se r] ` GLx Ю= VC T=n AL i = :d \\* 0 hath flown f And the stars answered me : " We roll In light and power on high ; But of the never-dying... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 pages
...never may the shelter want, that's now denied to me !" 98.—THB HOME OF THE SPIRIT.— Mn. Hemara. Answer me, burning Stars of night, where is the spirit...That, past the reach of human sight, as a swift breeze hath flown ? And the Stars answer'd me : " We roll in light and power on high ; But in the never-dying... | |
| Funeral service - 1886 - 208 pages
...pall That once must fold o'er 'all — Birth, they have named me yonder ! Joshua Swan. finboeatfon. Answer me, burning stars of night ! Where is the spirit...That past the reach of human sight As a swift breeze hath flown ? And the stars answered me : " We roll In light and power on high ; But, of the never-dying... | |
| William Henry Furness - Liturgies - 1893 - 90 pages
...beautiful with all the sooTs expansion Ton shall behold her face. LOSSFKLLOW. me, burning stars of light ! Where is the spirit gone. That past the reach of human sight As a swift breeze hath flown ? And the stars answered me — ~ We roQ But of the never-dying soul Ask that which cannot... | |
| Nelson Sizer - Phrenology - 1895 - 388 pages
...the interior, the intense and trustful working of her powers. Answer me, burning stars of night! j Where is the spirit gone, That, past the reach of human sight, E'en as a breeze hath flown ? O, many-toned and chainless wind, Thou art a wanderer free. Tell me,... | |
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