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...JULY. BY CRAVEN. " Ancient of days— august Athena; where — Where are thy men of might ? the grave in soul ? Gone glimmering through the dream of things...First in the race that led to glory's goal — They were, and passed away." BYRON. The turn of the season, on Tuesday the 4th ult., opened with the July... | |
 | Religion - 1813 - 996 pages
...The second canto brings us at once to Athens and the following fine lines. " Ancient of days! august Athena! where — Where are thy men of might : thy...dream of things that were. First in the race that lead to glory's goal, They were, and passed away — is this the whole ? A schoolboy's tale — the... | |
 | 1811 - 546 pages
...uncomfortable thoughts which seem but too familiar to tne mind of the author. ' Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where, Where are thy men of might ' thy grand...whole ? A school-boy's tale, the wonder of an hour ! Son of the morning, rise ! approach you here ! Come — but molest not yon defenceless urn : Look... | |
 | English literature - 1811 - 600 pages
...uncomfortable thoughts which seem but too familiar to the mind of the author. ' Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where. Where are thy men of might ? thy grand in soul ? Gone—glimmering through the dream of things that were. First in the race that led to glory's goal,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1812 - 510 pages
...second Canto, we find the following apostrophe, to the ruins of Athens : II. ' Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where, Where are thy men of might? thy grand...through the dream of things that were, First in the force that led to glory's goal, They won, and pass'd away — rf'this the whole? A school-boy's tale,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1812 - 506 pages
...second Canto, we find the following apostrophe, to the ruins of Athens : II. ' Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where, Where are thy men of might ? thy grand...through the dream of things that were, First in the force that led to glory's goal, They won, and pass'd away — is this the whole ? A school-boy's tale,... | |
 | Anonymous - History - 1812 - 512 pages
...second Canto, we find the following apostrophe, to the ruins of Athens : II. ' Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where, Where are thy men of might? thy grand...in soul ? Gone — glimmering through the dream of thing* that were, First in the force that led to glory's goal, They won, and pass'd away — is" this... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1812 - 314 pages
...sacred glow That thoughts of thee and thine on polish'd breasts bestow.* I. Ancient of days ' august Athena! where, Where are thy men of might? thy grand in soul? Gone— glimmering through thedream of things that were, First in the race that led to Glory's goal, They won, and pass'd away... | |
 | Theology - 1813 - 486 pages
...The second canto brings us at once to Athens and the following fine lines. " Ancient of days! august Athena! where— Where are thy men of might? thy grand...dream of things that were, first in the race that lead to glory's goal, They were, and passed away — is this the whole? A schoolboy's tale — the... | |
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...the sacred glow That thoughts of thee and thine on polish'd breasts bestow.* Ancient of days ! august Athena! where, Where are thy men of might ? thy grand...soul ? Gone— glimmering through the dream of things thatwere, First in the race that led to Glory's goal, They won, and pass'd away — is this the whole... | |
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Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where, Where are thy men of might, thy grand in soul? Gone, — glimmering through the dream of things that were : First in the race that led to glory's goal, They won, and passed away, — is this the whole? 
