...23 Waiilatpu 406 24 Last Trails 424 Epilogue 445 Sources 451 Bibliography 454 Index 463 Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first Acts already past. A fifth shall close the Drama of the Day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. —Bishop George Berkeley (1685-1753) Eastward I...

...Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flames did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung....drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last.2 What moves Berkeley's poem is not its treatment of an ancient commonplace, as compelling as...

..."The rise of Empire and of Arts" (13-14), concluding on an emphatically prophetic note: "Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way; / The four first Acts...with the Day; / Time's noblest Offspring is the last" (21-24). (In the original version, the final line has more apocalyptic overtones: "The world's great...

...shall not impose for Truth and Sense MOMENTS The Pedantry of Courts and Schools: AND ULTIMATE MATTERS There shall be sung another golden Age, The rise of...with the Day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. GEORGE BERKELEY IRISH (1685-1753) Paul Revere's Ride Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the...

...this theory in his "Verses on the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America": Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts...with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. Washington, Jefferson, and other founders believed that the United States would grow and surpass its...

...debacle. In his poem 'On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America', he writes: Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way; The four first Acts...Drama with the Day; Time's noblest offspring is the last.12 But when he wrote this, in 1752, George Berkeley had been Bishop of Cloyne for more than twenty...

...that his well-known vision may be true: "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." 6 The epoch in which we build. A single word in conclusion. The possible relations of this university...

...of every glorious Theme, In distant Lands now waits a better Time, Producing Subjects worthy Fame: In happy Climes, where from the genial Sun And virgin...shall be sung. Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way,The four first Acts already past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the Day,Time's noblest Offspring...

...hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay, Such as she bred when fresh and young. When Heavenly Flame did animate her Clay, By future poets shall...past. A fifth shall close the Drama with the Day, The World's great Effort is the last. (W, 7:370) Berkeley saw himself as playing a role in the development...

...sebbene non ancora pienamente compiuta: 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* I fondatori della nuova Università della California furono così affascinati dai sentimenti espressi...