 Tyrants ! in vain ye trace the wizard ring ; In vain ye limit Mind's unwearied spring : What ! can ye lull the winged winds asleep, Arrest the rolling world, or chain the deep ? No! — the wild wave contemns your...  The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 34by Thomas Campbell - 1800 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 468 pages
...wizard ring; In vain ye limit Mind's unwearied spring: What! can ye lull the winged winds asleep, Arrest the rolling world, or chain the deep ? No! — the wild wave contemns your sceptered hand : It roll'd not back when Canute gave command ! Man ! can thy doom no brighter soul... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 462 pages
...asleep, Arrest the rolling world, or chain the deep ? No ! — the wild wave contemns your sceptered hand : It roll'd not back when Canute gave command ! Man ! can thy doom no brighter soul allow ? Still must thou live a blot on Nature's brow ? Shall War's polluted banner ne'er be furl'd... | |
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