 That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting...  The Quarterly Review - Page 195edited by - 1831Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 786 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The Starlight of his Boyhood ; — as he stood . Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same...His bosom in Its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face, The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Authors, English - 1844 - 780 pages
...stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there cam* The self-same aspect, and the quivering chock That lu the antique Oratory shook His bosom in Its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face, The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...bride : Her face was fair, — but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood ! as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame...shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then, As in that hour, a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced. — and then it faded as... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...bride : Her face was fair, — but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood ! as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame...shook His bosom in its solitude; and then, As in that hour, a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The Starlight of his Boyhood ; — as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame...Oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — Aa in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 396 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The star-light of his boyhood ;—as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same...thoughts Was traced,—and then it faded as it came, t " And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words, And all... | |
 | lady Emily Charlotte M. Ponsonby - 1850 - 328 pages
...completed, the wedding was appointed to take place in ten days from that time. CHAPTER XXIV. As he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same...antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude And then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows — but heard not his... | |
 | Maria Priscilla Smith - 1851 - 152 pages
...gentle bride, Her face was fair, but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood ; as he stood, Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same...His bosom in its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts was traced, And then it faded as... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 398 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The star-light of his boyhood j — as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same...His bosom in its solitude ; and then — As in that hour— a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | Victor von Arentsschild - English poetry - 1851 - 588 pages
...bride; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The Starlight of his Boyhood ; — ан he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shok That in the antique Oratory shoock His bosom in its solitnde ; and then — > As in that hour... | |
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