...is given Unto the things of earth, which time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and when he hath lent His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And...yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower." With regard to the seat of the feeling, which " disposes to dwell upon the past," the evidence I have...

...walls of any sort of ancient ruin, for — " There is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, To which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower." It is a sacrilege to use the stones of a venerable pile for secular purposes — it is an invasion...

...walls of any sort of ancient ruin, for — " There is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, To which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower." It is a sacrilege to use the stones of a venerable pile for secular purposes — it is an invasion...

...glory. There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages...

...is given Unto the things of earth which time hath bent, A spirit's feeling ; and when he hath lent His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined battlement.' Doubtless if is attributable to the subdued tone of the spirit in such scenes ; but I have often thought...

...that— " There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is...Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower ;" and impressed with this idea, they would not blast the ruined walls of Ticonderago, or even disturb...

...and where h« hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is с power And magic in the ruin'd s on 1 1 i :;ii . and battles pass'd below ; But they who fought cxxx. Oh Time ! the beautifier of the dead, Adorner of the ruin, comforter Л nil only heater when...

..." There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling ; and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the mined battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages...

...is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath lent His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages...

...feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke lus scythe, there is a power And magic in the rum'd yron arc its dower. cxxx. Oh Time ! the beautifier of the dead, Adomer of the ruin, comforter And only healer...