 Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : 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...  Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 12by John Wien Forney - 1873Full view - About this book
 | George Clinton - Poets, English - 1828 - 888 pages
..."I' was thine own Genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more...soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, Aud winged the shaft that quivered in his heart : Keen were his pangs, hut keener far to feel He nursed... | |
 | William Orme - Clergy - 1828 - 258 pages
...clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft which quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, 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... | |
 | William Orme - Clergy - 1828 - 368 pages
...to plant the wound that laid thee low. So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain; No more thro' rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft which quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel, He nursed... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...clouds to soar again, ! VieTf'd hi* own feather ou the fatal dart, | And ving'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart : Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel ! Be nursed the pinion which im pel I'd the steel, ! While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English essays - 1829 - 436 pages
...clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far...impell'd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast. WRITTEN IN THE HOMER OP HK WHITE.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...White, alluding to his death being hastened by his devotion to ttudy : — So Oie struck eagle stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to...fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in kn he Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel — He nursed the pinion that impelled the stael... | |
 | Clergy - 1830 - 282 pages
...exercise, and thus fell a prey to disease and death. " So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, 11 No more through rolling clouds to soar again, " Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, " And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart : " Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel 11 He nurs'd... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...hlow, And helped to plant the wooud that laid thee low: So the strпck Eagle stretehed apon the pinin, No more through rolling clouds to soar again , Viewed his own feather on the fatal dar«, And winged the shaft that qoivered in his heart: Keen were his pangs, hut keener far to feel... | |
 | Christian education - 1829 - 532 pages
...seasonable and appropriate exercise, and thus fell a prey to disease and death. '• во the »truck eagle, stretched upon the plain, " No more through rolling clouds to soar again, " Viewed his омя feather on the fatal dart, " And wing'd the ihaft that quivor'd in hi« heart : " Keen wore... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...thee low : ;o the struck Eagle stretched upon the plais, *fomore tbrough rolling clouds to soaragain, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered '-.:. hi; heart : VCtMI were his pangs, but keener far to fec! He nursed the pinion which impelled... | |
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