 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...  The Quarterly Review - Page 1911831Full view - About this book
 | John Galt - 1832 - 358 pages
...stood Even at the altar, fl'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock Thnt in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude...traced— and then it faded as it came, And he stood cairn and quiet, and he sjioke The faltering vows, but heard not his own words, And a\l things reeled... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - Danish literature - 1832 - 706 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its...solitude; and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er bis face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced; — and then it faded as it came And be stood... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1832 - 706 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there eame The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its...solitude; and then As in that hour — a moment o'er bis face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced; — and then it faded as it came And he stood... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1832 - 378 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock 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... | |
 | Charles Webb Le Bas, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 114 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock 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... | |
 | William Brockedon - Europe - 1833 - 462 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded, as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | William Brockedon - Europe - 1833 - 438 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face | A tablet of unutterable thoughts » Was traced, and then it faded, as it came ; ' He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps | Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, I For... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1835 - 348 pages
...illumination that of the reader. —Sin WALTER SCOTT.] The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its...words, And all things reel'd around him ; he could see Notthatwhichwas,nor that which should have been — But the old mansion, and the accustom'd hall, And... | |
 | John Galt - 1835 - 348 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its solitude ; and then — As in thar hour — a moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced — and then it... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 pages
...without I recollect my sensations, but cannot describe them, and it is as wett"— B. Diary, 1822.] A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded, as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
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