 O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou...  The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 - Page 710edited by - 1902 - 1084 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Martin Aske - History - 2005 - 212 pages
...begins and ends with the sound of this tuneless number ('O'/'know') : O Attic shape! Fair attitude I with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought,...Pastoral ! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shall remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth,... | |
 | William Roetzheim - Poetry - 2006 - 760 pages
...river or sea shore, or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore will silent...midst of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" — that is all ye know on earth, and allye need to know.... | |
 | William Roetzheim - Poetry - 2006 - 208 pages
...river or sea shore. Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent...Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shall remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth,... | |
 | Diane Ravitch, Michael Ravitch - Literary Collections - 2006 - 512 pages
...streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. V O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede Of marble...midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou sayst, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."... | |
 | Jude Morgan - Fiction - 2006 - 564 pages
...streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul, to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 0 Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede Of marble men...midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."... | |
 | Robin Malan - English poetry - 2007 - 316 pages
...river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of its folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent...midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.... | |
 | V. David Schwantes - 2007 - 497 pages
...river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent...Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shall remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth,... | |
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