 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...page, Kich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 470 pages
...page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air. Some village Hampden,* that... | |
 | David Nevins Lord - Bible as literature - 1854 - 320 pages
...lyre. " But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." GKAT. In the first stanza... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...living lyre: But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast,... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem, of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
 | Johanne Clare - Literary Criticism - 1987 - 248 pages
...living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze...unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village-Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little Tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious... | |
 | 1897 - 672 pages
...Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire." " Hands that the rod of Empire might have swayed." " Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul." " Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." " Some mute, inglorious... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste... | |
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Death? perhaps in this neglected spot is laid some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. but Knowledge to their eyes her ample page rich with the spoils of time... 
