His steps are not upon thy paths — thy fields Are not a spoil for him — thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,... Blackwood's Magazine - Page 2241818Full view - About this book
| P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 pages
...from thee; the vile strengths he wields Por earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning (1) him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him , shivering in the playful spray (2) , And howling to his Gods , where haply lies His petty hope in some near port... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 360 pages
...His steps are not upon thy paths,—thy fields Are not a spoil for him,—thou dost arise And shake him from thee; the vile strength he wields For earth's...playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth:—there let him lay.... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...steps are not upon thy paths. — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake ?o. lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay.... | |
| American poetry - 1842 - 480 pages
...His steps are not upon thy paths — thy fields Are not a spoil for him — thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's...despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And seud'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1844 - 376 pages
...in its ministry of wrath, and recounts, as with a fierce joy, its dealings with its victim, man ! " The vile strength he wields For earth's destruction,...playful spray, And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies * " A Thought of the Sea." His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's...playful spray, And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near fort or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay.... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...His steps are not upon thy paths — thy fields Are not a spoil for him — thou dost arise And shake and peace restored, Fruits of omnipotent eternal...than yours ! As more illumined, and with nobler tru lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : there let him lay. The... | |
| John Walker Ord - Cleveland (England) - 1845 - 434 pages
...steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's...playful spray, And, howling to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope, in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ; there let him lay."... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's...playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay.... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise [wields And shake him from thee; the vile strength he For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning...playful spray And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay.... | |
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