| John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant shore; A leaf, like Sibyl's, scatter too and fro 4; Our fates and fortunes, as the winds shall blow; Pregnant with thousands flits the scrap... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant shore ; A leaf, like Sibyl's, scatter to and fro 45 Our fates and fortunes as the winds shall blow ; Pregnant with thousands flits the scrap unseen,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...to some distant shore; A leaf, like Sibyl's, scatter to and fro Our fates and fortunes as the winds shall blow; Pregnant with thousands flits the scrap unseen, And silent sells a king, or bnys a queen. O ! that such bulky bribes as all might see Still, as of old, incumber'd villany ! Could... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...thee can compass hardest things. Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant shore; A leaf, like Sihyl's, scatter to and fro 45 Our fatcs and fortunps as the wind shall hlow ; Pregnant with thousahds... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall wafI an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant...fortunes, as the wind shall blow ; Pregnant with thousands nits the scrap unseen. And silent sells a king or buys a queen. O ! that snch bulky bribes as all might... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant...Sibyl's, scatter to and fro Our fates and fortunes as the winds shall blow ; Pregnant with thousands rlits the scrap unseen, And, silent, sells a king or buys... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant...Sibyl's, scatter to and fro Our fates and fortunes as the winds shall blow ; Pregnant with thousands flits the scrap unseen, And, silent, sells a king or buys... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship ofl' senates to some distant shore ; A leaf, like Sybils, scatter to and fro Our fates and fortunes, as the wind shall Mow: Pregnant with thousands Bits the scrap unseen, And silent sells a king, or buys a queen. Oh! that... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...can compass hardest things; Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft ecause we sometimes walk on two ! I hate the imitating...more knowing fcather'd race See wisdom stamp'd upon as-the wind shall blow : Pregnant with thousands flits the scrap unseen, •\ml silent sells a kin?,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...carry kings , A single Iraf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to some distant shore ; >)i leaf, like Sibyl's, scatter to and fro Our fates and...fortunes, as the wind shall blow : Pregnant with thousands nits the scrap unseen, Anil silent sells a king, or buys a uw-eu. Oh ! that such bulky bribes as all... | |
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