 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  Poems by Mr. Gray - Pàgina 30per Thomas Gray - 1770 - 120 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 pàgines
...affright, afflict the best ! bound in thy adamantine chain Tbe proud are taught to taste of pain, Am! purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, desigu'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pàgines
...tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And... | |
 | 1813 - 278 pàgines
...fenfibility acute." Ann. Rev. MARIAN ; a Novel. In 3 Vols. 1 2mo. price 155. boards. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pàgines
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pàgines
...tamer of the human breaft, Whole iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan To her they vow their truth, and are again believ'd. Wifdom, in fable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapt'rous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pàgines
...bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of paid* And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pàgines
...lore, On the sad heart imprinted deep, Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. NOTES. Ver. 2. Thou tamer of the human breast"] " Then he, great tamer of all human hearts," Pope's... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 pàgines
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pàgines
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. » When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pàgines
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
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