 So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which...  Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 12by John Wien Forney - 1873 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1809 - 108 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his...but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel, W4iile the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop of his... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1809 - 74 pages
...more through rolling clouds to soar again, 57O Viewed his own. feather on the fatal dart And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nurs'd the pinion which impell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest Drank the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1810 - 106 pages
...heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel j While the same plumage that had warmed his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast. There be who say, in these enlightened 'days, That splendid lies... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 400 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nurs'd the' pinion which impell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had watfm'd his nest, Drank... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 404 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nurs'd the pinion which impell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1813 - 730 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again,. Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nurs'd the, pinion which impelfd the steel, While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1847 - 510 pages
...more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged Hie shaft that quivered in his heart ! Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel, He nursed the pinion that impelled the steel; While the same plumage that had wanned his nest, Drank the last life-drop... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 672 pages
...plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nurs'd the pinion which impell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest Drank the... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 398 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs but keener far to feel He nurs'd the pinion which impell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his men feather on the fatal dart, Arid winged the shaft that quivered in his heart: Keen were his...but keener far .to feel ; He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel, While the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop of his... | |
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