| George Bancroft - United States - 1841 - 366 pages
...The wisest heads and noblest hearts. » Westward the course of empire takes its way. The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama 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... | |
| Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lyn Botta, Anne C. Lynch - History - 1841 - 376 pages
...the clay, By future ages shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ;, Time's noblest offspring is the last. 1730. THE TRAILING ARBUTUS. BY SARAH H. WHITMAN. THERE'S a flower that grows by the greenwood tree.... | |
| Francis Bowen - Philosophy - 1842 - 388 pages
...the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
| Richard Winter Hamilton - Missions - 1842 - 432 pages
...we should haughtily bear ourselves. * " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last." BISHOP BERKELEY. The tear of contrition is not yet dried up in Britain's eye. But what does not our... | |
| Francis Bowen - Philosophy - 1842 - 388 pages
...the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
| George Berkeley - Philosophy, Modern - 1843 - 470 pages
...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 noblest offspring is the last. A SERMON, INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 352 pages
...though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama 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:... | |
| Irishman - 1843 - 258 pages
...her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward, the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past ; A fifth shall close the drama...with the day, Time's noblest offspring is the last. To this testimony of Berkeley's muse, we shall here add dean Swift's very remarkable letter to lord... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1843 - 524 pages
...clay, By future poets shall be sung. " Westward the course of empire takes its way. The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama 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... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...human affairs shall be made on this theatre of the western world ; if it be true that, "The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day j Time's noblesl ofispring is the last ;" how could this imposing, swelling, final scene, be appropriately... | |
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