 midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless ; Minions of splendour shrinking from distress! None that, with kindred consciousness...  Wise Sayings of the Great and Good - Page 284by Wise sayings - 1864 - 339 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1899 - 592 pages
...not Solitude — 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled. But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...bless ; Minions of Splendour shrinking from distress ! l None that, with kindred consciousness endued, If we were not, would seem to smile the less, Of... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1899 - 332 pages
...solitude ; 'tis but to hold 224 Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled. XXVI But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless ;0 Minions of splendour shrinking from distress ! 230 XXV XXVII More blest the life of godly eremite,... | |
 | Albert Elmer Hancock - Comparative literature - 1899 - 230 pages
...itinerary takes him among men, but his feelings are precisely those of St. Preux on entering Paris : " But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none to bless us, none whom we can bless; — This is to be alone; this, this is solitude." But the most... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1900 - 492 pages
...solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd. XXVI. But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...who bless us, none whom we can bless ; Minions of splendor shrinking from distress ! None that, with kindred consciousness endued. If we were not, would... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1900 - 304 pages
...solitude; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll 'd. XXVI. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...who bless us, none whom we can bless ; Minions of splendor shrinking from distress ! None that, with kindred consciousness endued, If we were not, would... | |
 | Noah Knowles Davis - Ethics - 1900 - 312 pages
...is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...denizen, "With none who bless us, none whom we can blesB ; Minions of splendour shrinking from distress 1 None that, with kindred consciousness endued,... | |
 | C. van Tiel, M. G. van Neck - English literature - 1900 - 472 pages
...is not solitude; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, i And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless; Minions... | |
 | English language - 1900 - 570 pages
...is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with nature's charms, and Tiew her stores unroll' d. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to soe, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired deni2en, With none who bless us, none... | |
 | John Burroughs - American poetry - 1901 - 388 pages
...is not solitude; 't is but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled. But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men To hear,...were not, would seem to smile the less Of all that flatter'd, follow'd, sought, and sued ; This is to be alone ; this, this is solitude ! SONNET By William... | |
 | Quotations - 1903 - 1186 pages
...Dearer than self, possesses or possess'd A thought, and claims the homage of a tear. stanza 24. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear,...denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless. Stanza 26. Coop'd in their winged, sea-girt citadel. Stsnza 28. Fair Greece ! sad relic of departed... | |
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