 | 1749 - 690 pages
...laws ; Far his chafte mufe employ'd her heaventaught-lyre None hut the nobleft paflions to infpire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could with to blot. Oh may to-night your favourable doom Another laurel add to grace hii tomli : Whilft he,... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...Coriolanus, His chafte mufe employ'd her heav'n-taught [lyre . None but the nobleft paffions to infpire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wifh to blot. ALEXANDER PoPE, Efq; THIS illuftrious poet was born at London, in 1688, and was defended... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pages
....• For his challe Mufe employ'd her heav'n-taught lyre N'one but the nobleft pafiions to inlpire. Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying, he could wiih to blot. But to come to Mr. Murdoch's Narrative. Mr. Thomfon was born at Ednam, in the {hire of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 310 pages
...laws; For his chajle muft employtd her heav'n.taught lyff Nont hut the nohlefl paj/iom to infpirc,. Not one immoral; one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could iaijh to Hot, •Oh, may to.night your favourahle doom Another laurel add to grace his tomh: Whiljl... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 278 pages
...10 For his chaste Muse employ'd her heav'n-taught None but the noblest passions to inspire ; [lyre Not one immoral one corrupted thought One line which dying he could wish to blot. Oh ! may to night your favourable doom tg Another laurel add to grace his tomb, Whilst he superiour... | |
 | George Anne Bellamy - 1785 - 256 pages
...laws ; For his challe mufe employ'd her heav'n-taught lyre None but the noblcll paffions to infpire ; Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which dying he could wifh to blot. Oh ! may to-night your favourable doom Another laurel add to grace his tomb. \Vhilft... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 pages
...woe:— For his chafte Mufe employ'd her heav'n-taught lyre| None but the nobleft paifiona to infpire : Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which, dying, he could wifh to blot. — PROL.TOCORIOL.V 0 L. i. L ON DON: PRIKTSD BY #rg AND ^TouCliman, MOORFIELDS, Anno... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 328 pages
...laws; For his chade Mufe employ'd her heav'n-taught lyre None but the noblef t paflions to infpire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wifli to blot. Oh, may to-night your favourable doom Another laurel add to grace his tomb : Whilft... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...; For his chafle Mufe employ'd her heaven-taught lyre None but the nobleft-paffions to infpire, Not Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wifh to blot. Oh ! may to-night your favourable doom Another laurel add, to grace his tomb : Whilft... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1794 - 420 pages
...l;at. — His challe МиГе employ VI her heav'ntaught lyre None but the noblen pafl'ions to infpire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which, dying, he could wiili to blot. , ». i. «Seine Г«иГфе ffllufe 6гаиф(« l)immíifd)e S?ei)cr 311 nid)(e/... | |
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Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wish to blot. 
