 | English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...subdues mankind, Though high above the sun of glory glow. And for beneath the earth and ocean spread, Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led." Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow The reader is of course aware that in... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. XLVI. Away with these! trne Wisdom's world will be Within its own creation, or in... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and Ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. XLVI. Away with these! true Wisdom's world will he Within its own creation, or in... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - England - 1822 - 218 pages
...those below, Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. BTROK. RESPECT is due to high station; but the meed of severe rebuke should ever... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, * And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.' The stern sublimity of this highly-poetical and descriptive passage may be agreeably... | |
 | John Galt - Scotland - 1824 - 468 pages
...those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.' The stern sublimity of this highly-poetical and descriptive passage may be agreeably... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 pages
...glory glow, I And far heneath the earth and ocean spread, '; Round him are icy rocks, and loudly hlow ; Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. XL VL Away with these ! true Wisdom's world will he Within its own ereation, or... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him arc icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. XLVI. Away with these! true wisdom's world will be Within its own creation, or in... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far bi:nnttfi the earth and ocean spread, Hound him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests...his naked head. And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. Away with these! true wisdom's world will be Within its own creation, or in thine,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 170 pages
...sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Jluund him are icy rocks, and londly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led. XLVI. Away with these ! true Wisdom's world will be Within its own creation, or... | |
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He who ascends to mountain-tops shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread,... 
