 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 strani
...rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye, nor listening...pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause; An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss.... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 strani
...forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world : Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound 1 Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds : Creation...pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause— An awful pause — prophetic of her end. LIVELY. In thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 strani
...Nature's birth, And Nature's shield the shadow of his hand ; and the impressive description of night: Creation sleeps ; 'tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; An awful pause ; prophetic of its end ; are all inspired by a spirit of equal dignity and power.... | |
 | 1838 - 606 strani
...alike suspended. Every thing is quiet and in a state of deep repose. " Creation sleeps ; 'tis as if the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause." So also with the spiritual sleeper; — the stillness of death is upon him. None of the powers of his... | |
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 strani
...rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence how dead ! " and darkness how profound ! Nor eye, nor listening...pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause : An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. — Young. • LESSON XXXII. ;r ... What is Education. —... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 strani
...rayless majesty now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound! Nor eye nor listening...pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. And let her prophecy be soon fulfilled ; Pate! drop the curtain... | |
 | 1840 - 372 strani
...forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound 1 Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds ; Creation...pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. And let her prophecy be soon fulfill'd ; Fate ! drop the curtain... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 strani
...stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence how dead! and darkness how profound! i Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds : Creation...pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause, An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. And let her prophecy be soon fulfilled : Fate ! drop the curtain... | |
 | Michel - 1841 - 390 strani
...silence reigned supreme, and night had stretched her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. It was as if the general pulse of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; but one star was visible, brilliant as the flash of beauty's eye, yet soft as woman's voice : Constance... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 strani
...Every reader is not either a lover or a tyrant, but every reader is interested when he hears that " Creation sleeps; 'tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; An awful pause — prophetic of its end." "This," said he, "is true; but remember that, taking the... | |
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Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence how dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds : Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general... 
