 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
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 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... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 630 pages
...Her fare was fair, but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood ; — as he stood Kven at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame...quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His Iwsom in its solitude ; and then — • As in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 648 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 650 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... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood ; — as he stood J K L M N O P Q hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1880 - 630 pages
...was not that which ma. !e The starlight of his Boyhood. As he stood Even at the altar, o'er his hrow hosom in its solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his face The tahlet of unutterahle... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...bride ; Her face was fair ; but was not that which made The starlight of his boyhood. As he stood, 8 hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced — and then it faded... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881 - 800 pages
...gentle bride ; Her face was fair, but was not that which made The starlight of Ins Boyhood. .As he stood quatu's fame, And where Alfonso bade his poet dwell....likely to be with demons as with our better though hour— a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1881 - 654 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 - 1881 - 338 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... | |
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