 But all whom hunger spares, with age decay: Here malice, rapine, accident, conspire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire; Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And...  The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by ... - Page 4by English poets - 1790Full view - About this book
 | John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...away, But all whom hunger fpares, with age decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And-now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufh here relentlefs...falling houfes thunder on your head, And here a female atheMt talks you dead. By numbers here from fhame or cenfure free, All crimes are fafe, but hated poverty.... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Epist. III. EPISTLES SATIRICAL, &c. 37 Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey ; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And here a female atheist talks you dead. While THALES waits the wherry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...D ON: OE M. There none are fwept by fuddcn fate away, But all, whom hunger fpares, with age decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a...your head, And here a female Atheift talks you dead. 3 While THALES waits the wherry that contains Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's banks,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...are fwept by fudden fate away, But all whom hunger fparcs, wilh age decay: * Seririyog; dyed i 784. Here malice, rapine, accident confpire, And now a...a fire; Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, 15 And here the fell attorney prowls for prey ; Here falling iioufes thunder on your head, And here... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...menie poetas ? There none are fwept by fudden fate away, But all, whom hunger fpares, with age decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a...your head, And here a female Atheift talks you dead. 3 While THALF.S waits the wherry that contains Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames' s... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, conlpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufli here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...your head, And here a female Atheift talks you dead. 3 While THALES waits the wherry that contains Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's banks,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...the Slrand? There none are fwept by fudden fate away, But all, whom hunger fpares, with age decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a...your head, And here a female Atheift talks you dead. 3 While THALES waits the wherry that contains Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's banks,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...malice, rapine, accident, conspire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire; Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey ; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And here a female Atheist talks you dead. ' While TH ALES waits the wherry... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...malice, rapine, accident, conspire, " And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; " Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, " And here the fell attorney prowls for prey ; " Here falling houses thunder on your head, " And here a female atheist talks you dead. " While Thales waits the wherry... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...malice, rapine, accident, conspire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey ; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And here a female atheist talks you dead. While Thales waits the wherry... | |
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