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... The works of lord Byron - Page 234by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820Full view - About this book
| Education - 1897 - 1240 pages
...gestehen, dass ich «II ebenfalls auf etwas Sachliches, nämlich die Gräber beziehe. Dream 158: ; he cotid see Not that which was, nor that which should have been — But the old manbion, and the accustom'd hall. And the remembered chambers, and the place, The day, the hour, the... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1851 - 784 pages
...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...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... | |
| Victor von Arentsschild - English poetry - 1851 - 588 pages
...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 face The tablet...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... | |
| Maria Priscilla Smith - 1851 - 152 pages
...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...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,... | |
| 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
...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... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
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