There shall be sung another golden Age, The rise of Empire and of Arts, The Good and Great inspiring epic Rage, The wisest Heads and noblest Hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heav'nly Flame did... The Works of Alexander Pope - Sivu 306tekijä(t) Alexander Pope - 1822Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| George Bancroft - 1843 - 524 sivua
...hearts. " Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last." To free schools and colleges the periodical press had been added, and newspapers began their office... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 sivua
...century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first acts...with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 282, 1. 14. TJie spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de Charles-Quint:... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - 1883 - 408 sivua
...rehearse, Waits now in distant lands for better times, 1'roducing subjects worthy verse. Westward the course of Empire takes its way. The four first acts...past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day, The world's great effort is the last." Under date, Trinity, June 4th, 1723, he writes to Percival :... | |
| George Berkeley - 1843 - 470 sivua
...hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay : Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire take its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : • Time's... | |
| Gray A. Brechin - 1999 - 434 sivua
...pondered the line with which he closed it: Westward the course of empire takes its way; The first four acts already past. A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time's noblest offspring is its last. Notes PREFACE 1. Poe, "A Descent into the Maelstrom," 556-57. 2. Galgacus rallied his followers... | |
| Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 sivua
...(i/mlpt. i, sect. 6 4 Westward the course of empire takes its way; The first four acts already past, Л fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time's noblest offspring is the last. 'On the Prospect of Planting Arts and [.earning in America' H7S2lst. h. Irving Berlin (Israel Baline)... | |
| Ned C. Landsman - 2000 - 244 sivua
...Arts." He finished with the following lines, repeated countless times after their initial appearance: Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she...Drama with the Day; Time's noblest Offspring is the last.5 Berkeley's description of a westward course of empire helped provincial Americans articulate... | |
| James M. Jasper - 2009 - 328 sivua
...Where men shall not impose for truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools . . . Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first Acts...with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. — Bishop George Berkeley The American writer inhabits a country at once the dream of Europe and a... | |
| Suvir Kaul - 2000 - 358 sivua
...genesis is mandated by the laws of history: Westward the course of empire takes its way; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Times noblest offspring is the last. (lines 21-24)69 In such poems, the operative term is Progress:... | |
| Gamal Morsi - 2001 - 310 sivua
...Hearts. / Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when Iresh and young, When heavenly Flame did animate her Clay, By future Poets shall...with the Day; Time's noblest Offspring is the last.« 454 "Brief von Benjamin Franklin an Charles Wilson Peale, 4. July 1771", zitiert nach: P. Freese (ed.),... | |
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