Shalt thou retire alone ; nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth— the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty... The Inquirer - Page 541822Full view - About this book
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone — nor could'st thou wish Couch more magnificent: thou shall... | |
| American poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...:nor could'st thou wish Couch more magnificent : Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the... | |
| 1822 - 858 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th1 insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone — nor conld'st thou wish Couch more magnificent : Thou shalt... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1822 - 824 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone — nor conld'et thou wish Couch more magnificent : Thou shah... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the... | |
| Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone — nor could'st thou wish Couch more magnificent: thou shall... | |
| Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to tlfy eternal resting-place Shalt thou Tetire alone — nor could'st thou wish Couch more magnificent... | |
| Literature - 1825 - 426 pages
...ground, Where thy pale form was laid, with many ttars, Nor in the embrace of ocean shall exist Thy image. Yet not to thy eternal resting place Shalt thou retire alone — nor couldst tliou uish Couch more magnificent. Thou shall lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1822 - 814 pages
...insensible rock, And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with bis share, and treads npon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone — nor could'st thou wish Couch more magnificent : Thou sbalt... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...with the elements, To be a brother to th' insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak...-nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings The powerful of the earth — the... | |
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