 Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy? There was an awful rainbow once in heaven: We know her woof, her texture; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all mysteries by...  The Eclectic Review - Page 200edited by - 1820Full view - About this book
 | William Howitt - Almanacs, English - 1831 - 596 pages
...once in Heaven ; We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things : Philosophy will clip an angel's wings ; Conquer all...mine ; Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-personed Lamia melt into a shade. KEAT3. Birds are now seen wandering about in large flocks,... | |
 | 1832 - 428 pages
...once in Heaven ; We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things : Philosophy will clip an angel's wings; Conquer all...mine ; Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-personed Lamia melt into a shade. Thursday, August 1*. St. Helen, Empress, AD328. Sun rises... | |
 | Rebecca Hey - 1837 - 386 pages
...in heaven, — We know her woof, her texture, she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an angel's wings, Conquer all...haunted air, and gnomed mine — Unweave a rainbow." Thanks to thee, Memory ! we do owe thee much, Thou faithful chronicler of by-gone years ; Yea, though... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...texture : she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an angel's winss, _ Conquer all mysteries by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine, Unweave a rainbow : So says the poet, ought it not to be — " Does not folly fly at the mere sight of sweet philosophy... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...once in heaven : We know her .woof, her texture; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all...Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine — Unweave a minbow, as it erewhile made The tender-person'd Lumia melt into a shade. By her glad Lycius sitting,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 552 pages
...once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all...mysteries by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomcd mine — Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-person'd Lamia melt into a shade.... | |
 | John Keats - English poetry - 1841 - 254 pages
...once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all...mine — Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-person'd Lamia melt into a shade. By her glad Lycius sitting, in chief place, Scarce saw in... | |
 | Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - Education - 1842 - 588 pages
...once in heaven : We know her woof and texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an angel's wings, Conquer all...the haunted air and gnomed mine, Unweave a rainbow :" Let another poet (Akenside) answer : " Nor ever yet The melting rainbow's vernal tinctured hues... | |
 | John Keats - English poetry - 1846 - 340 pages
...once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all...mine — * Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-person'd Lamia melt into a shade. By her glad Lycius sitting, in chief place, Scarce saw in... | |
 | 1847 - 586 pages
...once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things, Philosophy will clip an angel's wings, Conquer all...haunted air, and gnomed mine — Unweave a rainbow." But not for this must the voice of poetry cease from among us, rather may we believe that there is... | |
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