 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 - Page 3011817Full view - About this book
 | Southern States - 1831 - 542 pages
...openest over all, and unto all Art a delight — thou shin'st not on my heart ***** : • * * Beautiful! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, &c. * * Hark ! the note, The natural music of the mountain reed — For here the patriarchal days are... | |
 | 1831 - 532 pages
...all, and unto all Art a delight — thou shin'st not on my heart **»**: * * » Beautiful! 1 li,« beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, &c. • * * Hark ! the note, The natural music of the mountain reed — For here the patriarchal days... | |
 | 1831 - 550 pages
...opcnest over all, and unto all Art a delight — thou shin'st not on my heart ***** : * * * Beautiful! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unlit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, &c. * * * Hark ! the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 348 pages
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above, With a pervading vision. — Beautiful 1 How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious...half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our naix'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...Beautiful t How beautiful is all this risible world 1 Hour glorious in its action and itself ; lint w i1, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mii'd essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride.... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 440 pages
...follow thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious in its action and itself; Bui we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar,... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...follow thee; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward, or above With a pervading vision. — Beautiful ! How beautiful is all this visible world ! How glorious in its action and ilself; But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or... | |
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...thee ; but thine Yet pierces downward, onward or above 22 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 N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 pages
...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, w, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make A conflict of its... | |
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