 There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heav'nly flame did...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 302by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 420 pages
...prefixed. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay, Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall...already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last. During the preparations for his departure, Dr. Berkeley entered... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...prefixed. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay, Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall...already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last. During the preparations for his departure, Dr. Berkeley entered... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - Aesthetics - 1806 - 432 pages
...she bred, when fresh and young, when heav'nly flame did animate her clay , by future poets shall by sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way...already past,' A fifth shall close the drama with th» day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. 2>te COittfe, matt bet ©egenb, matt bet jje'tt, tmb... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1813 - 802 pages
...and sense, The pedantry of courts and schools, he concludes with the following stanza, Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first acts...past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, Time's noblest offspring is the last. These verses, the only poetry attributed to Berkeley, were first... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall...already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last. •^ persuasions as will keep one of the first men in this... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...as he Not such as Europe breeds in her decay : Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes it's way : The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1818 - 576 pages
...poetic prediction of Bishop BERKELEY : : , " Westward the course of empire takes its way, " The tour first acts already past; " A fifth shall close the drama with the day : " Time's noblest offspring is the last. - ' This will be a mighty revolution, noi brought about by... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 496 pages
...hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall...already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last. . A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN... | |
 | Henry Marie Brackenridge - Argentina - 1820 - 334 pages
...attraction to the whole world. We shall then verify the poetic prediction of Bishop BERKELEY. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ? The four first acts...already past; A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last." This will be a mighty re volution, not brought about by wars,... | |
 | Prince Hoare - Abolitionists - 1820 - 634 pages
...young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay — By future poets shall be sung. " VI. Westward the course of empire takes its way: The four first acts...already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day :— Time's noblest offspring is the last." vrhere he conceived that, consequently, a general diffusion... | |
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