| James Douglas - 1883 - 590 pàgines
...Europe. Truly, as the poet hath it, the pathway of human progress has been from the East. " Westward the course of Empire takes its way : The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; TIME'S NOBLEST OFFSPRING IS ITS LAST." THE MARTYRS OF... | |
| Edwin Wilmshurst - 1884 - 82 pàgines
...NEPTUNE AND MINERVA, DISCOVEBED AT CHICHE8TEB, SUSSEX. ВТ E. WILMSHURST, RETFORD, NOTTS. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past, A Fifth shall close the drama with the day Time's noblest offspring is its last," — BISHOP BEBKELKY.... | |
| Uriah Smith - 1884 - 902 pàgines
...the then future position of America, and its connection with preceding empires: — " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall dose the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." By the "first four... | |
| 1884 - 500 pàgines
...exceed in abundance everything previously revealed, even the wealth of Mexico. XIII. " Westward the course of Empire takes its way : The first four acts already past ; A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last." — Berkeley.... | |
| Walter Debenham Sweeting, John Taylor - 1888 - 376 pàgines
...across the Atlantic, thus helping to fulfil bishop Berkeley's prophetic language :— . "Westward the course of empire takes its way, ' The first four acts already past; The drama closes with the closing day, Time's noblest empire is his last." To be noble this empire... | |
| Uriah Smith - 1884 - 234 pàgines
...the then future position of America, and its connection with preceding empires : — "Westward the course of empire takes Its way The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." By the "first four... | |
| 1891 - 800 pàgines
...glorious theme In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame. " Westward the course of empire takes its way; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last." "IT is difficult,"... | |
| Uriah Smith - 1885 - 1006 pàgines
...then future position of America, and its connection with preceding empires: — • " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last." By the "first four... | |
| Rebecca McConkey - 1885 - 324 pàgines
...wealth, — a magnificent theatre for the fifth act of the great drama of ihe race. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day, — Time's noblest offspring is its last." Up out of this... | |
| sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1885 - 248 pàgines
...Revolutions of Enropa. VICTORY OP THE AMERICANS OVER BURGOYNE AT SAIIATOGA, AD 1777. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : TIME'S NOBLEST OFFSPRING IS ITS LAST." Brsiiop BERKELEY.... | |
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