 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
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1851 - 784 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...things reel'd around him ; he could see Not that which wan, nor that which should have been — But the old mansion, and the accustom'd hall, And the remember'd... | |
 | Maria Priscilla Smith - 1851 - 152 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...thoughts was traced, And then it faded as it came • • » \nil he stood calm, and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words,... | |
 | Victor von Arentsschild - English poetry - 1851 - 588 pages
...selfsame aspect, and the quivering shok That in the antique Oratory shoock His bosom in its solitnde ; and then — > As in that hour — a moment o'er his...Was traced, — and then it faded as it came, And he blond calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows but heard not his own words, And all things reel'd... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 398 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 Return'd, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 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 his race The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came; And he stood... | |
 | Alice Cary - American literature - 1852 - 320 pages
...a moment, he added, " I wonder how Catharine does to-night ?" CHAPTER II. A moment o'er his fade A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced — and then it faded as it came. BYRON. Thy words htwe touched a chord of Memory's lyro And waked the key-note of the saddest dirge... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - 1854 - 358 pages
...beloved- — that his heart was darkened by her shadow; that he was wretched. A moment o'er his face a tablet of unutterable thoughts was traced, and then it faded as it came, — he passed u 289 from out the massy gate of that old hall, and mounting on his steed, he went his... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 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... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - Sherwood Forest - 1854 - 362 pages
...beloved — that his heart was darkened by her shadow; that he was wretched. A moment o'er his face a tablet of unutterable thoughts was traced, and then it faded as it came, — he passed 289 from out the massy gate of that old hall, and mounting on his steed, he went his... | |
 | Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer - Blue Ridge Mountains - 1855 - 444 pages
...looked at Veronica — he looked at Tyrell, and repeated an interrogative " and yet ?" Tyrell hesitated a moment. O'er his face, The tablet of unutterable...thoughts was traced ; And then it faded as it came. u Stay here," he cried, " and I will see : it may not be too late." And he departed. I next heard his... | |
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