Readings in English and American LiteratureF. S. Crofts & Company, 1945 - 687 pages |
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Page 351
... spirit shall flow Back to the burning fountain whence it came , A portion of the Eternal , which must glow 340 Through time and change , unquenchably the same , Whilst thy cold embers choke the sordid hearth of shame . XXXIX XXXVI Our ...
... spirit shall flow Back to the burning fountain whence it came , A portion of the Eternal , which must glow 340 Through time and change , unquenchably the same , Whilst thy cold embers choke the sordid hearth of shame . XXXIX XXXVI Our ...
Page 352
... Spirit without spot , Arose ; and Lucan , by his death approved : Oblivion as they rose shrank like a thing re- proved . XLVI 405 And many more , whose names on Earth are dark , But whose transmitted effluence cannot die So long as fire ...
... Spirit without spot , Arose ; and Lucan , by his death approved : Oblivion as they rose shrank like a thing re- proved . XLVI 405 And many more , whose names on Earth are dark , But whose transmitted effluence cannot die So long as fire ...
Page 355
... Spirit fierce , My spirit ! Be thou me , impetuous one ! Drive my dead thoughts over the universe Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth ! And , by the incantation of this verse , 65 Scatter , as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes ...
... Spirit fierce , My spirit ! Be thou me , impetuous one ! Drive my dead thoughts over the universe Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth ! And , by the incantation of this verse , 65 Scatter , as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes ...
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