 | 1839 - 546 pages
...gods sit down — Whose radiant seats Olympus' summit crown, And all around a glorious light difluse. Yet soon the pageant fades, and real fame Alone the...fast. Hurled into fragments by the tempest-blast, The Rhodion monster lies — the obelisk, That with sharp line divided the broad disc Of Egypt's sun, down... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 pages
...and hope no more Life's wasted verdure may to me restore — PARE BENJAMIN. TIME ! thou destroy'st the relics of the past, And hidest all the footprints of thy march On shatter'd column and on crumbled arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast.' Hurl'd into fragments... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...areh, By moss and ivy growing green and fast, Hurl'd into fragments by the tempest-blast, The Khodian monster lies ; the obelisk, That with sharp line divided...down to the sands was cast: And where these stood, no remnant-trophy stands, And even the art is lost by which they rose : Thus, with the monuments of other... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...dreams of the spirits' home, Dear isle, I picture thee ! A GREAT NAME. TIME ! thou destroyest the relies of the past, And hidest all the footprints of thy march On shatter'd column and on crumbled arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast. Hurl'd into fragments... | |
 | 1845 - 540 pages
...moss and ivy growing green and fast. liurl'd into fragments by the tempest-blast, The Rhodian mimster lies ; the obelisk, That with sharp line divided the...Egypt's sun, down to the sands was cast: And where these slood. no remnant-trophy stands, And even the art is lost by wruVh they rose : Thus, with the monuments... | |
 | Charles Lanman - 1852 - 126 pages
...entitled "Jl great name;" and his reply was, " DANIEL WEBSTER, of course:" "Time ! them destroyest the relics of the past, And hidest all the foot-prints...crumbled arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast. Hurl'd into fragments by the tempest blast The Rhodian monster lies ; the obelisk That with sharp line... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 590 pages
...arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast. Hurl'd into fragments by the tempest-blast, The Khodian monster lies ; the obelisk, That with sharp line divided the broad disc Of Esypt's sun, down to the sands was cast: And where these stood, no remnant-trophy stands, And even... | |
 | Biographical magazine - 1853 - 586 pages
...a great name which will long be heard of in America. Hnrl'd into fragments by the tempest blast Tbe Rhodian monster lies ; the obelisk That with sharp line divided the broad diso Of Egypt's sun, down to the Bands was cast : And where these stood, no remnant trophy stands,... | |
 | 1856 - 864 pages
...leaving a great name which will long be heard of in America. Hurl'il into fragments by the tempest blast The Rhodian monster lies ; the obelisk That with sharp line divided the broad disc Of Egypt's son, down to the Bands was cast : And where these stood, uoremnanttrophystands, And eveu the art is... | |
 | 1861 - 356 pages
...path; And prayers and tears alike have been In vain to stay thy course of wrath I Time! thou destroyest the relics of the past, And hidest all the footprints...crumbled arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast. Yet triumph not, O Time! strong -towers But a great name shall never pass away I P. BENJAMIN. Whether... | |
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Time! thou destroy' st the relics of the Past, And hidest all the footprints of thy march On shattered column and on crumbled arch, By moss and ivy growing green and fast. 
