 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
 | British periodicals - 1841 - 640 pages
...fated to return. His story is too truly told in the most poetic lines Dr. Johnson ever wrote : — " A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love and fear extends his wide domain, The unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain. His death was destined... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1841 - 790 pages
...: On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How juit his hopes, let Swedish Citarles decide } A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labonn tire J O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain^ Uncpnquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; , O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered es out of ten, at least, thin is the case. Her garb is something between a gentlewoman and a power combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...decay. On what foundations stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; wford is a large partaker.' The Built atom Traquair....every swain, I'll tell how Peggy grieves me ; Thou Unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain. No joys to him pacific sceptres yield, War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...below. 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 ; 1 Menial lord — the lord of the menials, the steward of the household. O'er love, o'er fear, extends... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - Europe - 1845 - 872 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 him, and no labors tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconqnered lord of pleasure and of pain;... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - Europe - 1845 - 852 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 him, and no labors tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain;... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 pages
...WISHES. 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 combine, And one capitulate, and one resign : Peace courts his hand and spreads her charms in... | |
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