 On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain...  Works - Page 156by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride. How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain ; IVo joys to him pacific sceptres yield, War sounds the trump,... | |
 | 1843 - 684 pages
...Sweden. " On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide: A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...rushes to the field : Behold surrounding Kings their power combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 320 pages
...decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kings their powers comhine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; [vain ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1822 - 504 pages
...— On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure, and of pain ; No joys to him pacific sceptres yield. War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 292 pages
...decay. On what foundatio'n stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...tire; O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domain, TJnconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain; No joys to him pacific sceptres yield, War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1823 - 448 pages
...On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; ' . A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...yield, War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field.' t Behold surrounding kings their power combine, ". ".'" And one capitulate and one resign. Peace courts... | |
 | Proverbs, Spanish - 1823 - 404 pages
...not given but to my lord." — It alludes to the influence which the rich and men in power possess. " O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain. " Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain." JoHNSON. " So when a tyger sucks the bullock's blood, " A famish 'd lion, issuing from the wood, "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 pages
...decay. f On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...trump, he rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kmgs their pow'r combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; • Ver. 13S— M6. f Vcr. 147—167.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 426 pages
...decay. t On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright...Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacifick sceptres yield, War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kings their... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 pages
...decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no lahours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domarn, Unconqner'd lord of pleasure and of pain... | |
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