 Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more .their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love; In pitying love we but our weakness...  Poems - Page 82by Francis Wrangham - 1795 - 111 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...no more their favage nature kept, < ' , And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author ihuns by vulgar fprings to move, The hero's glory, or the...virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weaknefs ihow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears ihall flow from a more gen'rous caufe, Such... | |
 | English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd bow they wept. Our author ftmns by vulgar fprings to move, The hero's glory, or the...virgin's love; In pitying love we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears ftiall flow from a more gen'rous caufe, Such... | |
 | 1735 - 390 pages
...their ftvage nature kept, And /bes to virtue wonder'd how they wepf. Our author ihuns by vulgar firings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weaknefs ihew. And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears ihall flow from a more geii'rous caufe, Such... | |
 | 1747 - 584 pages
...Savage Nature kept, And Foes to Virtue wonder' d how they wept. Our Author jhuns hy vulgar Springs to move The Hero's Glory, or the Virgin's Love ; In pitying Love we hut our Weakness jhow, And wild Amhition well defenses its Woe. Here Tears jhall flow from a more gen'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author muns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love; 10 In pitying love, we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild Ambition well deferves its woe. f This Prologue,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 354 pages
...tear* to Dream thro' every age ; Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue woncler'd how they wept. Our author fhuns by vulgar fprings...hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we bat onr weakness fhow, And wild ambition wrll deferves its woe. Here tears fhall flow from a more generous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 368 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author ihuns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the...virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weaknefs mow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears mall flow from a more generous caufc, Such... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author muns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying lote we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears mall flow from a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 368 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author muns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; IA pitying love we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears fhall... | |
 | BOUQUET. - Prologues and epilogues - 1780 - 354 pages
...kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author fhuns by vulgar fprings to move The heroe's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weaknefs fhew, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears fhall flow from a more gen'rous canf«$ Such... | |
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