 My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory,...  The Life of Samuel Johnson - Pągina 171per James Boswell - 1889Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pągines
...theit Glimps was My Pride ftruck out new Sparkles of her otfn. [gone, Such was I, fuch by Nature ftill I am, Be thine the Glory, and be mine the Shame. Good Life be now my Task : My Doubts are do»e, (What more could fright myFaith,than three in One?} Can I believe erernal God could lye -, Difguis'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pągines
...their glimpse wasgone, My prtde struck out new sparkles oi her own. 7f I'thhu JZ. 1 Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine...now my task : my doubts are done; What more could fright my fa'th than Three inOne ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So " Disguis'd in mortal mould... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pągines
...My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpsewasgpne. My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So Disguis'd in mortal mould... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pągines
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follovr'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was goue, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguis'd in mortal mould and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pągines
...manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, '•' My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. " Such...What more could shock my faith than Three in One?" In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose unintentionally, some touches of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pągines
...glimpse was gone, " My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. " Such was 1, such by nature still 1 am ; " Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame"...." What more could shock my faith than Three in One 1» In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose unintentionally, some touches... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pągines
...My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguis'd in mortal mould and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pągines
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! -*• • * » * Unitarians. See-Note VI. Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pągines
...manhood-, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! * Unitarians. See Note VJ, Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more could fright... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pągines
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when thejr glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; JJe thine the glory, and be mine the shame !" The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless youth"... | |
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