 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1897 - 346 pages
...allegory. For Morris is careful to explain at the very outset that he has no moral purpose in view. Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot...quick-coming death a little thing, Or bring again the pleasures of past years, Nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, Or hope again for aught that... | |
 | 1868 - 838 pages
...to have a creditable conception of the nature and limitations of his genius. He says of himself: " Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot ease the burden of jour fears, Or make quick-coming death a little thing, Or bring again the pleasure of past years, Nor... | |
 | William Conant Church - 1874 - 876 pages
...does not take much account of our prejudices. It says as yet, with the poet : Of Heaven or Hell I Imve no power to sing : I cannot ease the burden of your fears, Ni M make quick -coming Death a little thing, Xor for my words (bull you forget your tears. Faith only... | |
 | 1868 - 798 pages
...promised to follow very shortly. The introduction is very beautiful, particularly the first verse : " Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot...Death a little thing, Or bring again the pleasure of pnst years, Not for my words shall ye forget your tears, Or hope again for aught that I can say, The... | |
 | 1868 - 808 pages
...very shortly. The introduction is very beautiful, particularly the first verse : " Of Heaven or ITcll I have no power to sing, I cannot ease the burden of your fear?, Or make quick-coming Death a little thing. Or bring again the pleasure of past years, Not for... | |
 | William Morris - 1870 - 444 pages
...AUGUST . 375 PYGMALION AND THE IMAGE .... 376 OGIER THE DANE . . . . - . 394 THE EARTHLY PARADISE. OF Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot...past years, Nor for my words shall ye forget your fears, Or hope again for aught that I can say, The idle singer of an empty day. But rather, when aweary... | |
 | William Morris - 1870 - 196 pages
...dreamer of dreamers, born out out of my due time," he does not strive to set the crooked straight : — " Of heaven or hell I have no power to sing; I cannot...quick-coming death a little thing— Or bring again the pleasures of past years, Nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, Or hope again for aught that... | |
 | William Morris - 1871 - 442 pages
...diversified, brightly colored tissue of poetic fable which he has wrought together in this volume : — " Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot...of your fears, Or make quick-coming death a little thmg, Or bring again the pleasure of past years, Nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, Or hope... | |
 | William Morris - 1871 - 444 pages
...dreamer of dreamers, born out out of my due time," he does not strive to set the crooked straight: — " Of heaven or hell I have no power to sing; I cannot case the burden of your fears, Or make quick-coming death a little thing—- Or bring again the pleasures... | |
 | 1882 - 966 pages
...lamenting that he could not rise to higher work : " Of heaven or hell I have no power to sing, I can not ease the burden of your fears, Or make quick-coming...death a little thing, Or bring again the pleasure of post years, Nor for my words shall ye forget your tears, Or hope again for aught that I can say, The... | |
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Of Heaven or Hell I have no power to sing, I cannot ease the burden of your fears, Or make quick-coming death a little thing... 
