 Homer ruled as his demesne : Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at...  The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song - Page 314by Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 882 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expense had I been told Thatdeep4!row'd Homer ruled as his demesne r Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard...with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darieu. ON THE GRASSHOPPER... | |
 | John Keats - English poetry - 1846 - 340 pages
...been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow 'd Homer ruled as his demesne : Yet did I never breathe...with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne : Yet did I never breathe...with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien. ON THE GRASSHOPPER... | |
 | John Keats - 1847 - 280 pages
...Oft of one wide expanse had I been told And many goodly states and kingdoms seen ; That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne: Yet did I never breathe...like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien.... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 524 pages
...told, That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet I did never breathe its pure serene Till 1 heard Chapman speak out loud and bold. Then felt I...the Pacific— and all his men Looked at each other in a wild surprise, Silent, upon a peak in Darien." The two poets became speedily familiar and almost... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 pages
...Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet never did I breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak...with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien. KEATS. FROM CHAPMAN'S... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 216 pages
...Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet never did I breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak...with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien. FROM CHAPMAN'S... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 602 pages
...been, Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told, Which deep brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe...at the Pacific — and all his men Looked at each oilier with a wild surmise, Silent, upon a peak in Darien." We had intended to mark such lines and... | |
 | John Keats - 1855 - 416 pages
...many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne...all his men Looked at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien. XII. ON LEAVING SOME FRIENDS AT AN EARLY HOCE. GIVE me a golden... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1856 - 596 pages
...; Oft of one wide expanse have I been told, That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet I did never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman...the Pacific — and all his men Looked at each other in a wild surprise, Silent, upon a peak in Darien." The two poets became speedily familiar and almost... | |
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