 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
 | Corvoda Abbey - 1860 - 362 pages
...CHAPTER XVIII. 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 dropped the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 552 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...and then, As in that hour, a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 560 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shook That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in its...and then, As in that hour, a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 526 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 dropped the hand he held, and with slow steps Eetired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pages
...she 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... | |
 | Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley - 1866 - 396 pages
...came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in his solitude ; and then — As in that hour — a moment...vows, but heard not his own words, And all things reeled around him ; he could see Not that which was, nor that which should have been — But the old... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 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...moment o'er his face The tablet of unutterable thoughts 16* Was traced, — and then it faded as it came • And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 320 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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 802 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 stej* Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they... | |
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