 Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low. So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that...  English bards, and Scotch reviewers; a satire - Seite 63von George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Kirke White - 1827 - 486 Seiten
...clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, Which wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impell'd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his... | |
 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 Seiten
...fruit "I' was thine own Genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No...soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, Aud winged the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, hut keener far to feel He nursed... | |
 | William Orme - 1828 - 368 Seiten
...to plant the wound that laid thee low. So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain; No more thro' rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft which quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel, He nursed... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 Seiten
...clouds to soar again, ! VieTf'd hi* own feather ou the fatal dart, | And ving'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel ! Be nursed the pinion which im pel I'd the steel, ! While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 Seiten
...White, alluding to his death being hastened by his devotion to ttudy : — So Oie struck eagle stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to...fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in kn he Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel — He nursed the pinion that impelled the stael... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 Seiten
...own feather on the fatal dart, And win p* Л the shaft that quiver' Л in his heart. Keen were hi« pangs but keener far to feel, He nursed the pinion...impelled the steel; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank the lust life-drop of his bleeding breast. (я) Henry Kirke White died at Cambridge... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1829 - 436 Seiten
...clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel, He nursed the pinion which impell'd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his... | |
 | 1830 - 282 Seiten
...exercise, and thus fell a prey to disease and death. " So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, 11 No more through rolling clouds to soar again, " Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, " And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart : " Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel 11 He nurs'd... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 Seiten
...hlow, And helped to plant the wooud that laid thee low: So the strпck Eagle stretehed apon the pinin, No more through rolling clouds to soar again , Viewed his own feather on the fatal dar«, And winged the shaft that qoivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, hut keener far to feel... | |
 | 1829 - 532 Seiten
...seasonable and appropriate exercise, and thus fell a prey to disease and death. '• во the »truck eagle, stretched upon the plain, " No more through rolling clouds to soar again, " Viewed his омя feather on the fatal dart, " And wing'd the ihaft that quivor'd in hi« heart : " Keen wore... | |
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