Tis a glorious cheat ! Angels of light walk not so dazzlingly The sapphire walls of heaven. The unsearched mine Hath not such gems. Earth's constellated thrones Have not such pomp of purple and of gold. It hath no features. In its face is set A mirror,... American Quarterly Review - Page 165edited by - 1832Full view - About this book
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1831 - 84 pages
...glorious cheat! Angels of light walk not so dazzlingly The sapphire walla of Heaven. The unsearch'd mine' Hath not such gems. Earth's constellated thrones...looks a god, but it is like himself ! It hath a mien of empery, and smiles Majestically sweet — but how like him ! It follows not with Fortune. It is... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1831 - 88 pages
...grown time-honored on their shrines, And all men bow to them. Yet what are they? What is AMBITION ? 'Tis a glorious cheat! Angels of light walk not so dazzlingly The sapphire walla of Heaven. The unsearch'd mine 3 Hath not such gems. Earth's constellated thrones Have not such... | |
| George Washington Light - 1833 - 402 pages
...Horace as made up of contributions from all the beasts of the field. For example, he says of ambition: ' IT HATH NO FEATURES. In its face is set A mirror, and the gazer sees his own. It looks a god, which is like himself! It hath a mien ofempery, and smiles Majestically sweet — but how like him,'... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...good man's sin, Weep to record, and blush to give it in. 39. AMBITION. — Willis. What is ambition ? 'Tis a glorious cheat ! Angels of light walk not so...looks a god, but it is like himself! It hath a mien of empery, and smiles Majestically sweet — but how like him ! It follows not with fortune. It is... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...them unto'the field of generous fame', But the pure', consecrated love of home*. What is ambition* 1 'Tis a glorious cheat'. Angels of light walk not so...face is set A mirror*, and the gazer sees his own.* Cassius. You wrong me er-ery way'; you wrong me, Brutus* : I said an eZ-der soldier* ; not a iei-ter'.... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 pages
...pacify. 8. Wildered, lost in mazes ; puzzled. What is Ambition ? — NP WILLIS. 1 , WHAT is Ambition ? 'Tis a glorious cheat ! Angels of light walk not so...looks a god, but it is like himself! It hath a mien of empery, and smiles Majestically sweet— but how like him ! 2. It follows not with fortune. It is... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pages
...them unto the field of generous fame' But the pure', consecrated love of home*. ' What is ambition" ? 'Tis a glorious cheat*. Angels of light walk not so...dazzlingly The sapphire walls of heaven*. The unsearched min» Hath not such gems*. Earth's constellated thrones Have not such pomp of purple and of gold*.... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pages
...good man's sin, Weep to record, and blush to give it in. 39. AMBITION. — Willis. What is ambition 1 'Tis a glorious cheat ! Angels of light walk not so...looks a god, but it is like himself! It hath a mien of empery, and smiles Majestically sweet — but how like him! It follows not with fortune. It is seen... | |
| 1845 - 448 pages
...Pharisee AMBITION'S CHAUNT. BT i. J. REQ0I3B, AUTHOR Or "TBE SPANISH EXILB." ETC "What is ambition 1 "Tis a glorious cheat ! Angels of light walk not so...thrones Have not such pomp of purple and of gold." N- P I. I HOVER round the gilded throne, Where friendless grandeur sits alone In solitary mood; My... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 pages
...light walk not so dazzlir.gly The sapphire walls of heaven. The unsenrched mine Hath not such perns. Earth's constellated thrones Have not such pomp of purple and of gold. It hath no feat ires. In its fare is set A mirror, and the gaaer sees his own. It looks a god, but it is like... | |
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