 They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder ; A dreary sea now flows between ; — But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.  The Deluge: A Drama, in Twelve Scenes - Page 113de John Edmund Reade - 1839 - 151 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1841 - 884 pages
...parted, ne'er to meet again : But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining ; They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder. A dreary sea now flows between, But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, t ween,... | |
 | 1850 - 270 pages
...the uncontrolled exercise of arbitrary power. The crisis passed, but parties were not reconciled: ' They stood aloof, the scars remaining. Like cliffs that had been rent asunder.' Jeffrey was no unmoved spectator of the rapidly-shifting scenes of this great drama. He had been present... | |
 | James McCosh - 1851 - 540 pages
...strong power brought to bear upon them, but they continue to stand apart and frown upon each other. " They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder, A dreary sea now flows between ; But neither hent, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I... | |
 | 1854 - 794 pages
...him a confirmed old bachelor. " For neither ever found another To free the hollow heart from paining. They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder, But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly wear away, I ween, The marks of that which once... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 388 pages
...sea, that no man could cross, rolled between. In the language of a beautiful poet, " Heaven and earth stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now rolls between: Though neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Can wholly do away, I... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1859 - 636 pages
...the uncontrolled exercise of arbitrary power. The crisis passed, but parties were not reconciled : ' They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder.' Jeffrey was no unmoved spectator of the rapidly-shifting scenes of this great drama. He had been present... | |
 | 1861 - 876 pages
...words of high disdain And insult to his heart's best brother. They parted — ne'er to meet again ! They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asnnder: A dreary sea now Sows between, But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away,... | |
 | Belgravia - 1866 - 552 pages
...again (at least so they thought), But never either found another To free the weary heart from paining. They stood aloof — the scars remaining Like cliffs that had been rent asunder. But neither heat nor frost nor thunder Shall ever wipe away, I ween, The marks of that which once had... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1866 - 240 pages
...Thermopylae.' (29) 'Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man.' (30) 'They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder ; A dreary sea now flows between : But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away,... | |
 | Robert Frederick Brewer - 1869 - 88 pages
...parted ne'er to meet again ! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining. They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between. But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween,... | |
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