Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen: He springs to Vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. 100 Oh thoughtless mortals!... The Fables of Æsop - Page 1761866 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...The nymph, exulting, fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. 100 O thoughtless mortals! ever blind to Fate. Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo! the board... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pages
...Ace. The nymph, exulting, fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. D For lo ! the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...Ace. The nymph, exulting, fills with shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...The nymph, exulting, fills w ith shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. 100 O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to Fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden these honours shall be snatch 'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the... | |
| Belville-house - 1805 - 332 pages
...Mrs. Boddings, and she sat elate with victory as her triumphant forces scoured the verdant plain. But, Oh, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Mrs. Boddings, amid the glory of conquest, observed not the storm which was gathering on the countenance... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...exulting, fills with shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. Oh thonghtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate, Sudden these honouis shall be snatch' d away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...ace. The nymph, exalting, fills with shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. Oh, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate ; Sudden these honours shall be suatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...The nymph, exulting, fills with shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. Ob, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate ; Sadden these honours shall be unatcli'd away, And curs' d for ever this victorious day. For lo !... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...prostrate ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. O thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sndden, these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...Ace. The nymph exalting fills with shouts the sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden, these honours shall be snatch'd away, 103 And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo !... | |
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