But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its own narrow being, but aspire Beyond the fitting medium of desire; And, but once kindled, quenchless evermore, Preys upon... The Poetical Works of Lord Byron - Page 22by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873Full view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 pages
...thus never bereft of the Divine Presence, such should be an object of our effort to attain. " There is a fire And motion of the soul, which will not dwell...evermore — Preys upon high adventure, nor can tire Of ought but rest." Herein lies danger ; and the example of Swedenborg, in regard to a particular order... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...extremely felicitous. " But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. " This makes the madmen who have made men mad . By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...too wide adcu. ' XLII. But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane ; th*re is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...nor can tire Of aught but rest; a fever at the core, 1'utal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. XLIII. This jnakrs the madmen who have made men^mad... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...far too wide a den. XLH. But quiet to quick bosoms is a bell, And there hath been thy bane; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. XLIII. This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...wide a den. (9) XLII. But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, .And there hath been thy bane ; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. XLIII. This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders... | |
| Stephen Simpson - 1823 - 268 pages
...hell, And there hath been my bane ; there is afire And motion of the soul .which will not 'd.aiell In its own narrow being, but aspire Beyond the fitting...adventure, nor can tire Of aught but rest ; a fever at the care, Fatal to him who bears, to a!; who ever bore. Unreasonable desire, or inordinate ambition, how.... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...were far too wide a den. But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears; to all who ever bore. This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion; Conquerors and Kings, Founders of sects... | |
| John Galt - Scotland - 1824 - 474 pages
...such lot who choose. " But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. " This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders of... | |
| John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...choose. " But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, :&^ And there hath been thy bane ; there is a fire r And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. " This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders of... | |
| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1825 - 504 pages
...most labored efforts. But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane ; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell...core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. This makes the madmen who have made men mad By their contagion ; Conquerors and Kings, Founders of... | |
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