Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's... English Poets of the Eighteenth Century - Page 185edited by - 1918 - 364 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin-'d ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. [2] That humble beauty warm'd an honest heart, And cheer'd the labours of a faithful spouse ; That... | |
| Old Humphrey - London (England) - 1799 - 372 pages
...comparison, to reflect on the pious, though unnoticed poor, whom, to do deeds of fame and glory— " Their lot forbade, nor circumscribed alone Their growing...throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind!" The name of king will not cover a crime from an all-seeing eye, nor blot out a deed of blood from the record... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...spouse; Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame [42]. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; 'Along... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...Their lot forbad: nor circuuiscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray; Along the cool... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...spouse ; That virtue form'd, for every decent part, The healthy offspring that adorn'd their house. Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame[42]. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ;... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...Tiieir lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes coafin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray; Along the cool... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...crrcumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes eonfin'd; Forbade to wade thro' flaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind....and pride "With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; • '; Along... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...nation's eyes, Their lot forhade; nor circnmscrih'd alone Their growing virtues, hut their crimes confm'd; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To...and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Tfieir growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...of conscious truth to hide. To quench the blushes cf ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes connn'd ; !'(>: i) ,-.l to wade thro' slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Sliamb, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Ptide t With incense kindled at tlie Muse's flame. Far from... | |
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