 Such, they may cry, deserve the sovereign state, Whom those that envy dare not imitate ! Could all our care elude the gloomy grave, Which claims no less the fearful than the brave, For lust of fame I should not vainly dare In fighting fields, nor urge...  The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope - Page 272by Homerus - 1807Full view - About this book
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...bounteous Powers nbove ? 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace ; The tirft in valour, as the rirlt in place : That when with wondering eyes our martial...deeds transcending our commands. Such, they may cry, deferve the fovsreign (late, Whom thofe that envy, dare not imitate : Could all our care elude the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...bounteous Powers above ? "Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace ; The firft in valour, as the firft in place : That when with wondering eyes our martial bands Behold our deeds tranfcending our commands. Such, they may cry, deferve the fovereign ftate, Whom thofe that envy, dare... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...bounteous Powers above ? 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace ; The firft in valour, as the firtt in place : That when with wondering eyes our martial bands Behold our deeds traufccnrting our commands, Such, they may cry, defcrve the fovereign ftate, Whom thofe that envy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...bounteous Pow'rs above ? 38* 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace; The firft in valour, as the firft in place: That when with wondering eyes our martial bands Behold our deeds trmfcending onr commands, Such, they may cry, dcferve tlie fovercign ftate, 3»S Whom thofe that envy,... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...vindicate the hounteous powers ahove ? r 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace; The first in valor, as the first in place: That when with wondering eyes our martial hands Behold our deeds trauscending our commands, Such, they may cry, deserve the sovereign state,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...prove. And vindicate the bounteous powers above ? 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace : The first in valour, as the first in place: That when with wondering...our commands, ' Such,' they may cry, ' deserve the sorertip state, Whom those that envy, dare not imitate!' Could all our care elude the gloomy grave,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...prove, And vindicate the bounteous powers above ? 'Tis ours, the dignity they give to grace: The first in valour, as the first in place : That when with wondering eyes our martial bandf Behold our deeds transcending our commands, ' Such,' they may cry, ' deserve the sovercig» state,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...grace: The first in valour, as the first in place: That when with wondering eyes our martial binds Behold our deeds transcending our commands, ' Such,' they may cry, ' deserve the sovereign , state, Whom those that envy, dare not imitate !' Could all our care clnde the gloomy graye, Which ckiims no... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1811 - 370 pages
...great acts superior merit prove, And vindicate the bounteous pow'rs above? - That when, with wond'ring eyes, our martial bands Behold our deeds transcending...our commands, " Such," they may cry, " deserve the sov'reign state. Whom those that envy dare not imitate!" Could all our care elude the gloomy grave,... | |
 | Greek literature - 1813 - 374 pages
...prove, And vindicate the bounteous powers above. Tis ours, the dignity they give, to grace ; The first in valour, as the first in place ; That when with wondering eyes our martial band) Behold our deeds transcending our commands, Such, they may cry, deserve the sovereign state,... | |
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