Mourn genius high and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound; And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine, And feeling keen, and fancy's glow,— They sleep with him, who sleeps below!" " When Europe crouched to France's... Life of sir Walter Scott [begun by W. Weir, continued] by G. Allan - Seite 213von William Weir - 1834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Walter Scott - 1865
...it be said o'er Fox's tomb; 1 For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employ'd, and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow, They sleep with him who sleeps below : And, if thou mourn'st they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 559 Seiten
...it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employ'd, and wanted most ; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow,—• They sleep with him who sleeps below : And, if thou mourn'st... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1866
...the whole passage is beautiful: For talents mourn, untimely lost When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, and fancy's glowThey slee}) with him who sleeps below; And if thou mourn'st, they could... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1866
...whole passage is beautiful : " For talents mourn, untimely lost When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow— They sleep will) him who sleeps below ; And if thou mourn'st, they... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866
...it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost. When best employ'd, and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow,— They sleep with him who sleeps below: And, if tnou mourn'st they... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1866
...is beautiful: " For talents mourn, untimely lost When best employed and wanted most; Slourn geuius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play,...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow— They sleep with him who sleeps below ; And if thou mourn'st, they... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1866
...passage is beautiful: " For talents moum, untimely lost When best employed and wanted most; ilourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound; "Ami :ill the reaching powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, and fancy's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 559 Seiten
...it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best cmploy'd, and wanted most ; Mourn genius high, and lore profound. And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, ami fancy's glow,— They sleep with him who sleeps below: And, if thou mourn'st they... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868
...When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genius nigh, and lore profound. And wit that loved to piny, not wound; And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine : And feelings keen, and fancy's glow.— They sleep with him who sleeps below ; And, If thon monrn'st. they... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1869
...be said o'er Fox's tomb:— For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employed, and wanted most; Mourn genius high and lore profound, And wit that...powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen and fancy's glow,— They sleep with him who sleeps below. And, if thou mourn'st they... | |
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