 | Richard Glover - 1737 - 362 pages
...of his own renown, 705 And Sparta's fafety, with fereneft joy His clofing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head, His virtue more to labour Fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable reft 710 To feal his country's liberty in death.... | |
 | Henry Pemberton - 1738 - 192 pages
...judicious contrafl to the reflections .on the cataftrophe of Leonidas, wherewith the jpoem clofes. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head, His virtue more to labour fate forbids, And lays him down in honourable reft Tofeal his country's liberty in death. Ibid.... | |
 | Richard Glover - 1763 - 308 pages
...of his own renowa, 705 And Sparta's fafety, with fereneft joy His clofing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head, His virtue more to labour1 Fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable reft 710 To feal his country's liberty in death.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1288 pages
...pledges of his own renown. And Sparta's fafety, in fereneft joy His doling eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head; His virtue more to labour fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable reft To feal his country's liberty by death. MISCELLANIES.... | |
 | Richard Glover, Thomas Park - 1806 - 336 pages
...pledges of his own renown, And Sparta's safety, in serenest joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head , His virtue more to labour fate forhids, And lays him now in honourable rest, To seal his country's liberty by death. MlSCELLANlES.... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...pledges of his own renown, And Sparta's safety, in serenest joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head ; His virtue more to labour fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable rest, To seal his country's liberty by death. SELIM;... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 pages
...pledges of his own renown, And Sparta's safety, in serenest joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head ; His virtue more to labour fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable rest, To seal his country's liberty by death. SELIM;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 308 pages
...pledges of his own renown, And Sparta's safety, in serenest joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head ; His virtue more to labour fate forbids, And lays him now in honourable rest, To seal his country's liberty by death. MISCELLANIES.... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 412 pages
...And Sparta's safety, in serenest joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter lanrels round his glorious head ; His virtue more to labor fate forbids, And lays him now in honorable rest, "o seal his country's liberty by death. scure the sun's light, we shall fight with them in the shade,... | |
 | Herodotus, William Beloe - 1831 - 524 pages
...pledges of his own renown. And Sparta's safety, in serenest Joy His closing eye contemplates. Fame can twine No brighter laurels round his glorious head ¿ His virtue more to labour fate forbids. And lays him now in honourable rest, To seal hu country's liberty by de^th. "By... | |
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