 | Nicholas Rowe - 1766 - 354 pages
...headftrong Herd Grow madly warrton and repine j it is Becaufe the Reins of Power are held too flack, And reverend Authority of late Has worn a Face of Mercy more than Juftice. , GL O'S TE R. Befhrew my Heart ! but you' have well divin'd The Source of thefe Diforders.... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 348 pages
...of faction ; If in good days, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...of late Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. Glost. Beshrew my heart ! but you have well divin'd The source of these disorders. Who can wonder If... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 878 pages
...headftrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; — it is Becaufe the reins of POWER are held too flack, And reverend AUTHORITY of late Has worn a face of mercy, more than juftice. AWEFVL, AWEFUL, REVERENTIAL, SOLEMN. THE laft of thefe epithets begins the climax — A Gothick... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 458 pages
...headftrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ;—it is Becaufe the reins of POWER are held too flack, And reverend AUTHORITY of late Has worn a face of mercy, more than jufticc. AWEFUL, REVERENTIAL, SOLEMN. THE laft of thefe epithets begins the climax—A Gothick cathedral... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...nurse of faction. If, in good days like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine, it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...of late Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. ROWE. Jane Shore. act. Hi. A DREARY silence, poverty, indolence, and dirt, were the striking features... | |
 | William Jones - English drama - 1795 - 368 pages
...threat rebellion. Grow madly wanton, and repine ; it is Becaufe the reins of power are held too flack, And reverend authority of late , Has worn a face of mercy more than juftice. Glo/l. Befhrew my heart ! but you have well divin'd The fource of thefe diforders. Who can... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...of faction ; If in good days, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...of late Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. Glost. Beshrew my heart ! but you have well dU vin'd The source of these disorders. Who can wonder... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...of faftion ; If in good davs, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...of late Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. Glost. Beshrew my heart I but you have well divin'd The source of these disorders. Who can wonder If... | |
 | English drama - 1804 - 510 pages
...of faction ; If, in good days, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...late, Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. Glost. Beshrew my heart ! but you have well divined The source of these disorders. Who can wonder,... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...of faction ; If, in good days, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine ; it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And...late, Has worn a face of mercy more than justice. Glost. Beshrew my heart ! but you have well divined The source of these disorders. Who can wonder,... | |
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The resty knaves are overrun with ease, As plenty ever is the nurse of faction. If in good days, like these, the headstrong herd Grow madly wanton and repine, it is Because the reins of power are held too slack, And reverend authority of late Has worn... 
