 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 486 pages
...lights; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was F, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! " The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless youth " require no explanation ; they obviously... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 516 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; lie thine the glory, und be mine the shame ! " The " vain desires " of Dryden's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could shock my faith than Three in One ? " In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose... | |
 | James Wheeler - 1835 - 436 pages
...and elegant lines which were penned by the poet DRYDEN, after liis conversion to the Catholic faith. Good life be now my task, my doubts are done. What...three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguised in mortal mould and infancy ? — That the great Maker of the world could die ? And after... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse wlis gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still 1 am; Be thine the glory and be mine the shame. Good life ben,ow my task: my doubts are done;. What... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pages
...false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was 1, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and...What more could fright my faith, than three in one "i Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised in mortal mould and infancy ? That the great Maker... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thjno the glory, and be mine tho shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done : What more could... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Fottow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and he mine the shame. Good life he now my task : my douhts... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 380 pages
...false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was [, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and...than three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised in mortal mould and infancy? That the great Maker of the world could die? Can I my reason... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 382 pages
...own. 8uch was I, such hy nature still I inn ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life he now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one ? Can 1 believe eternal God could he Disguised in mortal mould and infancy? Thnt the great Maker of the world... | |
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My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory,... 
