 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
 | William Ernest Henley - 1891 - 394 Seiten
...it 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... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1891 - 300 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 they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1892 - 258 Seiten
...it 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 could... | |
 | Hereford Brooke George - 1896 - 148 Seiten
...mourn, untimely lost, When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, 80 And wit that loved to play, not wound ; And all the...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 - 1897 - 328 Seiten
...Fox's tomb; 5 For talents mourn, untimely lost, 130 When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genins high, and lore ° profound, And wit that loved to...the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, 7 combine ; 135 And feelings keen, and fancy's glow, They sleep with him who sleeps below: And, if... | |
 | 1882 - 538 Seiten
...probably be obsolete. In the opening lines of Dryden's "Hind and Panther ;" in Scott's tribute to Fox's " genius high and lore profound. And wit that loved to play not wound," in the preface to " Marmion ; " twice in the most striking passage of " Rokeby" (Bertram's death);... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1899 - 364 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 monrn'st they... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1899 - 360 Seiten
...it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, s When best employ'd, and wanted most, Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that...reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; w And feelings keen, and fancy's glow,— They sleep with him who sleeps below: And, if thou mourn'st... | |
 | John Cann Bailey - 1900 - 330 Seiten
...it 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1900 - 298 Seiten
...some angel spoke again, " All peace on earth, good-will to men; " 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 could... | |
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