 ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep. That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's...  Theodric, and other poems - Page 107by Thomas Campbell - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 396 pages
...still rebuilds thy span Nor lets the type grow pale with That first spoke peace to man. THE LAST MAN. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, i• Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Poetry - 1855 - 406 pages
...rebuilds thy span Nor lets the type grow pale with age That first spoke peace to man. THE LAST MAJN". ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal1 shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...•olemnity. Plaintive solemn. Pity. Joy. Melancholy remembrance SIX.— THE LAST MAN.— CamfbeU. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, the sun himself...sleep, that gave my spirit strength to sweep adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould — that shall Creation's death behold, as Adam saw her... | |
 | Scotland. [Appendix. - Miscellaneous.] - English poetry - 1856 - 602 pages
...rebuilds thy span, Nor lets the type grow pale with age That first spoke peace to man. ALL \vorldly shapes shall melt in gloom. The sun himself must die,...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold. As Adam saw her prime!... | |
 | William Ross Wallace - Death - 1856 - 192 pages
...original lyric by Mr. F., who is one of the most beautiful minstrels of the Age. EDITOR. Cjj* fast AT.T. worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, — The Sun himself...Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality I I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the... | |
 | East India college - 1856 - 480 pages
...shall melt in gloom, Its stream of life run dry, Before this Freshman can assume His civil dignity ! I saw a vision in my sleep That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the lonely, last Fourth Term That shall poor Hailey's death discern — As Peter... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...sorrow rcturn'd with the dawning of morn, And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away. THE LAST MAN. All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself...die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality 1 I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time 1 I saw... | |
 | Francis Fulford (bp. of Montreal.) - 1859 - 484 pages
...known ; and just to see, if I am myself improved in my manner of reading it : — " THE LAST MAN." " All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime... | |
 | Francis Fulford - Christianity and culture - 1859 - 126 pages
...known ; and just to see, if I am myself improved in my manner of reading it : — " THE IAST MAN." " All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime... | |
 | Francis Fulford - Christianity and culture - 1859 - 120 pages
...known ; and just to see, if I am myself improved in my manner of reading it : — " THE LAST MAN." " All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself...mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in ray sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould,... | |
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