 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 страница
...departed hours : Where are they! With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what 1 a fathomless abyss; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 страница
...Where are' they? | With the years beyond the flood,. | It is the signal that demands despatch' : | How much is to be done, ! | My hopes, and fears Start up alarm'd', and o'er life's narrow verge LooA down' — | on what ? \ A fathomless abyss', | A dread eter,nity ! | how surely mine, ! | And... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 376 страница
...until it has altogether failed. Then, for a moment at least, Our hones and fears Start up alarm 'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? — a fathomless abyss, A dark eternity, — how surely ours ! The crowd of assembled gazers and idlers at Ellangowan had followed... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 370 страница
...embodying feelings, his fondness of personifying. For instance : — " My Hopes and Fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? a fathomless abyss." This vivifying the dread inmates of the human heart, and giving the Dark Invisible a shape and action,... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 страница
...departed hours. Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch: How much is to be done! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what? A fathomless abyss; A dread eternity !... | |
 | 1853 - 624 страница
...Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch ! How mucb is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd,...narrow verge Look down— on what ? A fathomless abyss I A dread eternity I how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties... | |
 | T. WARD AMD CO. - 1844 - 444 страница
...hours ; Where are they 1 with the years beyond the flood : It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? my hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? a fathomless abyss ; . A dread eternity... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 страница
...departed hours. Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed, ana o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? A fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1844 - 468 страница
...Lord Vargrave never uttered another syllable. CHAPTER III. . . . . " Hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? — a fathomless abyss." — YOUNG. " Contempt, farewell, and maiden pride, adien '." Much Ado about Nothing. THE wound which... | |
 | Orville Dewey - 1844 - 904 страница
...present and urgent tokens of its hasty flight? Well saith the " It is the signal that demands despatch; How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed ; and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? A fathomless abyss, A dread eternity,... | |
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We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? 
