 If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence this favour to an impious foe? A godless crew, abandon'd and unjust, Still breathing rapine, violence, and lust?  The Iliad - Page 140by Homer - 1773Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1721 - 292 pages
...down.i And whelm in ruins yon' flagitious town. O thou, great Father! Lord of earth and skies, 790 Above the thought of man, fupremely wife! If from...unjuft, Still breathing rapine, violence, and luft! hofpitality, die latter part ought only to be ronGder'd as a complaint to Jupiter for delaying that... | |
 | Homer - Greek poetry - 1736 - 296 pages
...the ravilh'd dame, Our heroes flaughter'd, and our fhips on flame ; Crimes heap'd on crimes, fhall bend your glory down, And whelm in ruins yon' flagitious...and unjuft, Still breathing rapine, violence, and luit ! latter part ought only to be confider'd as a complaint to Jupiter for delaying that vengeance... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 262 pages
...Father! Lord of earth and ikies, Above the thought of nan, fupremely wife! 790 If from thy hand the feats of mortals flow, From whence this favour to an impious foe ? A godiefs crew, abandon'd and unjufl, Still breathing rapine, violence and luft f The belt of things... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...town. 0 thou, great Father ! Lord of earth and flcies, Above the thought of man ! fupremely wife ! 790 If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence...unjuft, Still breathing rapine, violence, and luft ? The beft oT things, beyond their meafure, cloy ; ,7.95 Sleep's balmy bleffing, love's endearing joy ; The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 422 pages
...town. O thou, great Father! Lord of earth and flcies, Above the thought of man! fupremely wife ! 7 5o If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence...and unjuft, Still breathing rapine, violence, and luil ? The beft of things, beyond their meafure, cloy ; 795 'Sleep's balmy bleffing, love's endearing... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 380 pages
...town. O thou, great Father! Lord of earth and fkies, Above the thought of man ! fupremely wife ! 790 If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence...unjuft, Still breathing rapine, violence, and luft ? The beft of things, beyond their meafure, cloy; 795 Sleep's balmy blelfing, love's endearing joy ; The... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...thou, greit Father ! Lord of earth and (kies. Above the thought of man ! fupremely wife ! It' tr')in thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence this...feaft, the dance ; whate'er mankind defire, Ev'n the fweet charms of facred numbers tire. But Troy. for ever reaps a dire delight In third of daughter,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...flagitious town. O thou, great Father ! Lord of earth and fkies, AHovc the thought of man ! fupremely wile ! If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence...favour to an impious foe, A godlefs crew, abandon'd and unjiilt. Still breathing rapine, violence, and lufl ? The beft of things, beyond their meafuie, cloy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...ikies, Above the thought of man ! fnpretncly wife ! If frem thy hand the fates of mortals flow, I'rom whence this favour to an impious foe, A godlefs crew, abandon'd and unjvilt, Still breathing rapine, Violence, and luft ? The belt of things, beyond their meafure, cloy... | |
 | Homer - Achilles (Greek mythology) - 1796 - 402 pages
...town. O thou, great Father! Lord of earth and fkies, Above the thought of man, fupremely wife! 790 If from thy hand the fates of mortals flow, From whence this favour to an impious foe ? latter part ought only to be confidered as a complaint to Jupiter for delaying that vengeance : this... | |
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