 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.  Poems - Page 294by Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Nelson Coleridge - Slavery - 1832 - 334 pages
...thoughts will rise unbidden in a statesman's mind when he muses on the prophecy of Berkeley : Westward the course of Empire takes its way ; The four first acts...drama with the day ; — Time's noblest offspring is his last. THE END. ON the 8th of August, ten turtles, a negro youth, and myself embarked on board the... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Ethics - 1832 - 352 pages
...of the country where he had sojourned. . Westward the course of empire takes its way, The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, TIME'S NOBLEST OFISPBIHO is ITS LAST. Thus disappointed in his ambition of keeping a school for savage children, at... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Ethics - 1832 - 340 pages
...of the country where he had sojourned. Westward the course of empire takes its way, The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, TlXB'l 1TOBI.EST OnSFBIKG IS ITS LAST. Thus disappointed in his ambition of keeping a school for savage... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - History - 1833 - 280 pages
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. I have quoted these fine lines at length because I do not recollect to have seen or heard them referred... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - History - 1833 - 268 pages
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her day, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. I have quoted these fine lines at length because I do not recollect to have seen or heard them referred... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1834 - 330 pages
...freres, et tx'nis.sant le regne de la liberte, qui doit amener partout une harmonic universelle.—Mais les mines, les esclaves, que deviendront-ils ? Les...the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 263,1. 24. The spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de CharlesQuint : un... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 436 pages
...; les esclaves seront les freres de leurs maitres. Brissot. There is a prophetic stanza, written u century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though...Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de CharlesQuint : nn jour il fendit la presse qui entourait le coche de 1'empereur, et monta sur 1'etrier de la portiere.... | |
 | William Dunlap - Art - 1834 - 448 pages
...fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last. For, in a Roman mouth, the graceful name Of poet and of prophet were the same.* " Confiding in these... | |
 | James Machintosh - 1884 - 310 pages
...the country where he had sojourned. '• Westward the course of empire takes it» way, The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, TIME'S NOBLEST OFFSPRING IS ITS LAST..'" Thus disappointed in his ambition of keeping a school for savage children, at a salary... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Great Britain - 1834 - 394 pages
...of the country where he had sojourned. ' Westward the course of empire takes its way, The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, TIME'S NOBLEST OFFSPRING IS ITS LAST.' *' Thus disappointed in his ambition of keeping a school for savage children, at a salary... | |
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