The Course of Time: A PoemR.P. and C. Williams, 1829 - Počet stran: 240 |
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age to age ancient angels bard beneath blasphemy bliss blood blood divine BOOK breath burning chariots of fire curse damned dark death deeds deep divine drank dust earth earthly endless endless pain eternal everlasting evermore fair faith fear fell gave gazed glorious glory God's grew groan hand happiness harp hast heard heart heaven heavenly hell hills holy hope horrid immortal infinite Jehovah light living looked loud lyre mercy Messiah moral morn mortal vision naught ne'er night numbers o'er Omnipotent passed peace praise redeemed retired righteous ROBERT POLLOK rolled rose round sacred saints Satan seemed seen seraph sigh sight sing Slateford smiled song sought soul Spirit stars stood sung sweet tears thee things thou thought throne took truth Twas utter vale virtue voice walked weep wicked winds wing wisdom withered wonder wondrous words wrath youth
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Strana 90 - As some fierce comet of tremendous size, To which the stars did reverence, as it passed ; So he through learning, and through fancy took His flight sublime ; and on the loftiest top Of Fame's dread mountain sat ; not soiled, and worn, As if he from the earth had labored up ; But, as some bird of heavenly plumage fair, He looked, which down from higher regions came, And perched it there, to see what lay beneath.
Strana 26 - Most wondrous book ! bright candle of the Lord ! Star of eternity ! the only star By which the bark of man could navigate The sea of life, and gain the coast of bliss Securely ; only star which rose on Time, And, on its dark and troubled billows, still.
Strana 90 - With terror now he froze the cowering blood, And now dissolved the heart in tenderness ; Yet would not tremble, would not weep himself, But back into his soul retired, alone, Dark, sullen, proud ; gazing contemptuously On hearts and passions prostrate at his feet. So Ocean, from the plains, his waves had late To desolation swept, retired in pride, Exulting in the glory of his might, And seemed to mock the ruin he had wrought As some fierce comet, of tremendous size, To which the stars did reverence...
Strana 89 - His brothers, younger brothers, whom he scarce As equals deemed. All passions of all men. The wild and tame, the gentle and severe; All thoughts, all maxims, sacred and profane; All creeds, all seasons, time, eternity; All that was...
Strana 101 - Much beautiful, and excellent, and fair Was seen beneath the sun ; but nought was seen More beautiful, or excellent, or fair, Than face of faithful friend, fairest when seen In darkest day; and many sounds were sweet, Most ravishing, and pleasant to the ear ; But sweeter none than voice of faithful friend, Sweet always, sweetest, heard in loudest storm.
Strana 89 - And with the thunder talked, as friend to friend ; And wove his garland of the lightning's wing, In sportive twist, the lightning's fiery wing, Which, as the footsteps of the dreadful God, Marching upon the storm in vengeance, seemed; Then turned, and with the grasshopper, who sung His evening song beneath his feet, conversed.
Strana 90 - Drank every cup of joy, heard every trump Of fame, drank early, deeply drank, drank draughts That common millions might have quenched ; then died Of thirst, because there was no more to drink.
Strana 102 - Before the Throne They stand illustrious 'mong the loudest harps, And will receive thee glad, my friend and theirs. For all are friends in heaven, all faithful friends! And many friendships, in the days of Time Begun, are lasting here, and growing still ; So grows ours evermore, both theirs and mine.
Strana 17 - ... curse God, what means the glorious morn Of resurrection, these a longer tale Demand, and lead the mournful lyre far back Through memory of sin and mortal man. Yet haply not rewardless we shall trace The dark disastrous years of finished Time. Sorrows remembered sweeten present joy. Nor yet shall all be sad ; for God gave peace, Much peace, on earth, to all who feared his name.
Strana ix - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.