 Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more .their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love; In pitying love we but our weakness...  Poems - Page 82by Francis Wrangham - 1795 - 111 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to.virtue wonder'd how they wepfc Our author fhons by vulgar fprings to move ; •. The hero's glory,...virgin's love : In pitying love we but our weaknefs ftiow, . And wild ambUion \^ell deferves its woe. Here tears fliall flow from a more generous caufe... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 292 pages
...savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder' d how they wtpt. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weakness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe. Here tears shall Jlow from a more gen'rous... | |
 | James Burgh - 1792 - 410 pages
...favage nature keptj WONDER. And foes to virtue wondered how they wept. CONTEMPT. " Our author Jhuns by vulgar fprings to move, The hero's glory, or the -virgin's love. In pitying love, we but our iseaknejs {hew, And wild ajnliiticn well deferves its wee. EXCITIKC. Here tears Qialljlow from a more... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...favagc nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our Author ihiins by vulgar fprings te move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weakncfs (hew, And wild ambition well defervcs its woe. Here tears ihall flow from a more gen'rous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Oui Author flams by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love iio In pitying love we but our weaknefs mow, And wild ambition well defeives its woe. Here tears fliall... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...what they behold : For this the Tragic Mufe firft trod the ftage, Commanding tears to ftream thro' every age ; Tyrants no more their favage nature kept,...virgin's love ; In pitying Love we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild Ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears fhall flow from a more gen'rous caufe, Such... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 444 pages
...to ftream through ev'ry age ; Tyrants no more their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder 'd how they wept. Our author fhuns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love; 10 In pitying love, we but our weaknefs lhow, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Her& NOTES.... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder' d how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weakness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe, Here tears shall Jlow from a more gen'rous... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...savage nature hept, And foes to virtue wonder' d how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weahness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe. Here tears shall faw from a mort gen'rous cause,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying Love we but our weakness show, And wild Ambition well deserves its woe. Here tears shall flow from a more gen'rcms... | |
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