 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 166 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscribM alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confinM ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. XVII. XVIII. Tváiтiov fyKpvirTfiv тo iráuos Kai оXa&a yva>pav, Tfwaías т alSâs fpvdpov... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 216 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. Гi/шгюi/ íyKpvтrrfiv та тrавos Kai à\авfа yvшaàv, Tfvvalas т aidas fpvвpov... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1839 - 154 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'tl alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confiVd Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. Tvacriov cyKpinrrfiv TO ird6os Kal a\a6fa yvwfiav, Tfvvatas T alSa>s fpv6puv 6d\os avroff... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; — Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; 18 The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide. To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame... | |
 | 1840 - 488 pages
...Their lot forbade, nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, hut their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." The name of king will not cover a crime from an All-seeing eye, nor blot out a deed of blood... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...— | nor circumscrib'd alone' , | Their growing virtues ; | but, their crimes' confin'd', | Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne', ! And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, ; | The struggling pangs of conscious truth' to hide,, | To quench the blushes of ingenuous... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1866 - 662 pages
...the snn will sink into endless night to gratify the ambition of the leaders of this revolt, who seek to " Wade through slaughter to a throne And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." I have a far other and brighter vision hefore my gaze. It may he but a vision, hut I will... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...Their lot forbade; nor circumscribed alone Their glowing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
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The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their... 
