 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...less retin'd, beneath the moon's pale light Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Or suck the mists in grosser air below, Or dip their pinions...own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care ; To save... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...night, Or suck the misls in grosser air below, Or dip their pinions in the painted bor. Or brew tierce tempests on the wint'ry main, Or o'er the glebe distil...and all their actions guide: Of these the chief the cure of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne Our humbler province is to tend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...moon's pale light Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Or snck the mists in grosser air belpw, Or dip their pinions in the painted bow, Or brew fierce tempests on the wintery main, Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain. Others on earth o'er human race preside. Watch... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...less relin'd, beneath the moon's pale light, Pursue the stars that shoot across the night, [Or suck ll how. Or brew fierce teni|>est!> on tho wint'ry main, Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rniii : Others... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...less reun'd, beneath the Moon's pali4. |igh}' Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Dr suck the mists in grosser air below, Or dip their pinions...in the painted bow, Or brew fierce tempests on the wintery main, Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly raia. Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...inverted than in their natural order. i For example, in the following lines from the Rape of the Lock : Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. Though the melody of the verse inclines US strongly to pause at arms, yet the adjective divine, immediately... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...grosser air Ix-low, )r dip their pinions in the painted bow, h brew fierce tempests on the wintory main, Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain. Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watoh all their ways, and all their actions puidc; Of these the chief the care of nations own. And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...less refin'd, beneath the moon's pale light, Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Or suck the mists in grosser air below, Or dip their pinions in the painted bow, Or brew fierce tempests in the wintry main, 85 Or o'er the glebe distil their kindly rain. Others, on earth, o'er human race... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 322 pages
...has given us a plain demonstration ; for, speaking of these spirits, he says in express terms, — The chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. And here let it not seem odd, if, in this mysterious way of writing, we find the same person, who has... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 pages
...this he has given us a plain demonstration; for, speaking of these spirits, he says, in express terms, -The chief the care of nations own, And guard, with arms divine, the British throne. And here let it not seem odd, if in this mysterious way of writing, we find the same person, who has... | |
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Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main, Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain ; Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways and all their actions guide. 
