 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
 | United States - 1841 - 640 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...pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion that impelled the steel, While the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop from... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1841 - 452 pages
...quiver'd in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which iinpell'd the steel, While the same plumage that had warmed his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast." One of our former great students, when reduced in health by excessive... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pages
...wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart : Keen were his pangs, hut 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 last life-drop of his hleeding hreast. There he, who say, in these enlighten'd... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd ve : If I must shed blood, it shall be by force. Till...Hath flow'd for me, nor hath the smallest coin Of warm'd his nest Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast. ' There be, who say, in these cnlighten'd... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1842 - 374 pages
...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, He nurs'd the pinion which impell'd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 648 pages
...own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart ; Keen were his pan^s, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which...impell'd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest ; Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast. There be, who say, in these enlighten'd... | |
 | Pye Henry Chavasse - Child care - 1843 - 320 pages
...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 He nursed the pinion which impelTd the steel ; While the same plumage that had warm'd his nest, Drank the last life-drop of his... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 pages
...elouds 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 to feel, He nursed the pimon which impelled the steel; While the same plumage that had warm'd hv nest. Drank the last life-drop... | |
 | Ireland - 1843 - 450 pages
...~ No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own pinion ou the fatal dart, And wiuged the shaft that quivered in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener for to feel, He nursed the pinion that impelled the steel ; And the same feather that had wanned his... | |
 | Florida Medical Association - 1890 - 974 pages
...more thronL'h rolling' clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather in the fatal dart And winged that shaft that quivered in his heart. Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion that impelled the steel." BG ABERXETHY, MD, CEREBRAL SURGERY. During the last few years the progress... | |
| |
