| Francis Bowen - 1842 - 388 páginas
...seems to present again the old combination of the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
| Francis Bowen - 1842 - 388 páginas
...seems to present again the old combination of the poetical and prophetic character. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." But of all the traits in Berkeley's character, his disinterestedness and wide-reaching philanthropy... | |
| Richard Winter Hamilton - 1842 - 432 páginas
...slavery has too recently been put away from us, that we should haughtily bear ourselves. * " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts...the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last." BISHOP BERKELEY. The tear of contrition is not yet dried up in Britain's eye. But what does... | |
| 1842 - 736 páginas
...we are now called upon to witness and to describe. " Westward the course of error takes its ßight ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the night ; Schisms blackest oftspring is the last." And tremendous indeed is the last offspring of religious... | |
| Irishman - 1843 - 258 páginas
...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 drama with the day, Time's noblest offspring is the last. To this testimony of Berkeley's muse, we shall here add dean Swift's very remarkable letter... | |
| George Bancroft - 1843 - 524 páginas
...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 drama with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last." To free schools and colleges the periodical press had been added, and newspapers began their... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 352 páginas
...century ago by Bp. Berkeley, which I must quote, though I shall suffer by the comparison. Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first acts...the drama with the day. Time's noblest offspring is the last. P. 282, 1. 14. TJie spoiler spoiled of all; Cortes. A peine put-il obtenir audience de Charles-Quint:... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - 1883 - 408 páginas
...rehearse, Waits now in distant lands for better times, 1'roducing subjects worthy verse. Westward the course of Empire takes its way. The four first acts...past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day, The world's great effort is the last." Under date, Trinity, June 4th, 1723, he writes to Percival :... | |
| George Berkeley - 1843 - 470 páginas
...heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire take its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth...drama with the day : • Time's noblest offspring is the last. A SERMON, INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT THEIR... | |
| George Berkeley, George Newenham Wright - 1843 - 468 páginas
...heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire take its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; A SERMON, PHKACHBD BBFORB THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS,... | |
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