 Tis she ; — but why that bleeding bosom gor'd, Why dimly gleams the visionary sword ! Oh, ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To act a lover's or a Roman's part ?...  The Port Folio - Page 5161813Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ! Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or...act a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the fky, For thofe who greatly think, or bravely die? 10 Why NOTES. * See the Duke of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...glade ? 'Tis (he! — but why that bleeding bofom gorM, Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword > Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, , Is it, in heaven,...crime to love too well? To bear too tender,' or too f rm a heart, To aft a Lover's or a Roman's part > Is there no bright rcverlion in the (ky, for thofe... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...gor'd, Why dimly gleams the visionary sword? O ever beauteous, ever friendly, tell, Is it in hcav'na crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To ad a lover's, or a Roman's part ? Is thfre no bright reversion in the sky For those who greatly think... | |
 | George Neville Ussher - 1803 - 102 pages
...? ' 'Tis fhe—but why that bleeding bofom gored, ' Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword? '- O ever beauteous, ever friendly, tell, ' Is it in heaven a crime to love too well ?' 6. We may perhaps plead this figure as an authority for ufmg prefent inftead of paf t time, when... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...bleeding bosom gor'd ? Why dimly gleams the visionary sword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly \ tell, 5 Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well ? To bear...reversion in the sky For those who greatly think, or brayely die ? 10 Why bade ye else, ye Pow'rs, her soul aspire Above *Iie vulgar flight of low desire... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...ever beauteous , ever friendly ' tell , Is it in heav'na crime to love too well ? To bear too lender . or too firm a heart , To act a lover's or a Roman's part? Is there no bright reversion in the sty For those who greatly think , or bravely die ? Why bade ye else , ye pow'rs ! her soul aspire Above... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...bleeding bofom gor'd, Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 4 Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well? To bear too tender, or too f.rm a heart, To afl a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the (ky, For thof... | |
 | Michael Wodhull - 1804 - 240 pages
...delightful memory of the past. [1768.3 EPISTLE EPISTLE IV. ST. PREUX TO LORD EDWARD BOMSTON. FROM THE SAME. Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think or bravely die ? PorE. length, my Lord, the stubborn conflict 's o'er, Hope and her Syren smiles can charm no more... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...? *Ti» ihe '—but why that bleeding bolbm gor'd! Why dimly gleams t!ic vilionary (word ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly! tell, Is it in heaven a...well ? To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To a£la Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright revcrfion in the Iky For thole who greatly think,... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...visionary sword? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too'well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart. To act a Lover's or a Roman's part? ley Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think, or bravely die ! Wliy ba'de... | |
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