 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...a lustte on the throne: That Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling...And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin-'d ; Forbade to wade... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause oflist'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling...hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad: nor circuuiscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...of his country's blood [41]. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, ^ To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, [41] Mr. Edwards (Author of Ihe Canons of Criticism), who, though an old bachelor, like Mr. Gray, was... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
...and had it redressed. xvI. " Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, " Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...guillless of his country's hlood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling...And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes. Their lot forhade ; nor i-ircumscrih'd alone Their growing virtues, hut their crimes confin'd ; The struggling... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...guiltless of his country's blood[41]. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, , To scatter plenty o'er a smiling...And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; [41] Mr. Edwards... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...guiltless of his country's blood. Th* applause ot Hst'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, - "' And read their hist'ry in a natiqu's «yes, 4 I ELEGY " ~ Their lot forbad; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...guiltless of his country's blood. *Th' applause of list'ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes , Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Tiieir lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes coafin'd ; Forbad... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plSnty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Tfieir growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
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Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th... 
