 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pàgines
...of kings and heroes glows ! Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull, fallen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of yean, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; Like eaftcrn kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pàgines
...blest abodes, The glorious fault of angels and of gods; Thence to their images on earth it flows, IJ And in the breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most...souls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age. Dull sullen pris'ners in the body's cage ; Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Useless, unseen, as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pàgines
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Molt fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull iullen prifoners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchrcs ; *o Like Eaftem Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And, clofe confin'd... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pàgines
...of Kings and Heroes glows. -Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullon pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And, clofe confni'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pàgines
...breads of kings and heroes glows. Molt fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ncrs 5 7 1 8 Ufelcfs, unfcen, as lamps in fcpulihres ; Like eaftern kings, a lazy ftatc they keep, And, clofe confin... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pàgines
...breafts of kings and heroes glows. Mod fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullcn pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelcfs, uufceu, as lamps in fepulcnrcs ; Like caTtcrn kings, a lazy date they keep, And, clofc confin'd... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 pàgines
...breafls of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull Men pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 20 Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And, clofe... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pàgines
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage: Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres; 20 Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And, clofe confin'd... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pàgines
...of kings ami héroe« gbwt. Mod fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, T)ull füllen prifoners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Uiiicfs, unfeen,as lamps in fepulchres ; Like eadcrn kings a lazy date they keep, And, clofe cojifin'd... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pàgines
...of kings and heroes glow». Mod fouli, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Bull füllen prifoners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen.as lamps in fcpulchres; -J .ik>- eaftern kings a lazy {late they keep, And, clofe confin'd... | |
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Why bade ye else, ye powers ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low desire? Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the breasts of kings and heroes... 
