| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 346 pàgines
...light ! How fliort has thy mild empire been ! When pregnant Time brought forth this new-born age, 3«S At firft we faw thee gently fmile On the young birth,...fweet voice awhile Sung a foft charm to martial rage i But foon the lion wak'd again, And ftretch'd his opening claws, and fliook his grifly mane. 39°... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 344 pàgines
...Godctefs ferene ! AHorn'd with robes of fpotlefs whitC1 Fairer than filver floods of light ! How !hort has thy mild empire been ! When pregnant Time brought forth this new-born age, ... 3?5 At firft we faw thee gently fmile On the young birth, and thy fweet voice awhile Sung a foft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 528 pàgines
...ferena! . • i Adorn'd with robes of fpotleis while, Fairer thaiv filver floods of light! How (hort has thy mild empire been ! When pregnant Time brought forth this new-born a s e » 385 At firft we faw thee gentry fmile On the young birth, and thy fweet voice awhile Sung... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 334 pàgines
...Peace ! Goddefs ferene ! Adorn 'd with robes of fpotlefs white, Fairer than filver floods of light ! How fhort has thy mild empire been ! When pregnant...charm to martial rage ; But foon the lion wak'd again, And ftretch'd his opening claws, and mook his grifly mane. 39O Soon was the year of triumphs paft ;... | |
| 1795 - 846 pàgines
...Giver floods of light .' How lliuu has thy mild empire been ! t Edward III. and tbc Elidí Prince. When pregnant time brought forth this newborn age....gently fmile On the young birth, and thy fweet voice a while Sung a loft charm to martial rage ; But loon the lion wak'd again, And ftretch'd hii opening... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pàgines
...goddess serene ! • Adorn'd with robes of spotless white, Fairer than silver floods of light ! How short has thy mild empire been ! When pregnant Time brought forth this new-born At first we saw thec gently smile [age. On the young birth, and thy sweet voice awhile Sung a soft... | |
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