| Thomas Campbell - 1803 - 162 Seiten
...the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God! Oh! lives there, Heav'ri! beneath thy dread expanse, One hopeless, dark Idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasures unrefin'd, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 182 Seiten
...the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God ! Oh! lives there,Heav'n! beneath thy dread expanse. One hopeless, dark Idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasures unrefin'd, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind ; • Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 144 Seiten
...path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God ! Oh ! lives there, Heav'n ! beneath thy dread expanse, One hopeless, dark Idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasure unrefin'd, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind ; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1806 - 220 Seiten
...God! Oh ! lives there, Heav'n ! beneath thy dread expanse, One hopeless, dark idolater of Chance, 296 Content to feed, with pleasures unrefined, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust, In joyless union wedded to the dust, 300 Could all his... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 176 Seiten
...from the world, And o'er the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God! Oh! lives there, heaven! beneath thy dread expanse...idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasures imrdiu'd, The lukewarm passions df a lowly mind ; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1811 - 214 Seiten
...from the world, And o'er the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her GocU > Oh! lives there, heaven! beneath thy dread expanse...idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasures unrefin'd, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind ; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1812 - 160 Seiten
...OF HOPE. .-71 And o'er the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God ! Oh! lives there, heaven! beneath thy dread expanse,...idolater of Chance, Content to feed, with pleasures unrefin'd, The lukewarm passions of a lowly mind ; Who, mould'ring earthward, 'reft of every trust,... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...whom the poet Campbell so pathetically, and yet so indignantly describes in the beautiful lines, — f Oh ! lives there, heaven ! beneath thy dread expanse,...pre-eminence in ill," of those " lights of the world," and " demi-gods of fame," who leagpe reason and science against the hopes of mankind, and busy themselves... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 Seiten
...which every human heart will oftentimes experience to carry it beyond the brink of perishable things, and to give it a birth amid the realities of wonder,...pre-eminence in ill," of those "lights of the world," and " demi-gods of fame," who league reason and science against the hopes of mankind, and busy themselves... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1817 - 166 Seiten
...the path by mortal never trod, Sprung to her source, the bosom of her God ! Oh ! lives there,Heaven ! beneath thy dread expanse., One hopeless, dark idolater...dismiss, And call this barren world sufficient bliss ? — There live, alas ! of heaven-directed mien, Of cultured soul, and sapient eye serene, Who hail... | |
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