 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
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 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 race The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 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 N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1855 - 434 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1856 - 754 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... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 436 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... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 426 pages
...— 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 spoko l-Jfi The fitting vows, but heard not his own words, And all things reel'd around him ; he could... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 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...quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook Ilis bosom in its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of... | |
 | mrs. Frederick J Hall - 1858 - 368 pages
...stand, Before an altar 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 vows." A WEDDING — A SERIO-COMIC MEETING, COMPOUNDED OF FAVOURS, FOOTMEN, FAREWELLS, PRAYERS, PARSONS, PLUMB-CAKES,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 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...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 N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 586 pages
...of his Boyhood ;— as he stood Even at the alts r, o'er his brow there came The selfsame p.speet, and the quivering shock That in the Antique Oratory...shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — As .D that hour — a moment o'er his face Tne tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced— and then it... | |
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