 | John Bell - 1789 - 202 pages
...repose, To seek a good each government bestows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Thougli tyrant kings, or tyrant laws restrain, How small of...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien'sbed of steel. To men remote from power but... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Still to ourselves in every place consign 'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course,...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien'sbed of steel. To men remote from power but... | |
 | 1793 - 204 pages
...in the mind : Why have I strayM, from pleasure and repose, To seek a good each government bestows t In every government, though terrors reign, Though...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel; To men remote from power but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Still to ourselves, in ev'ry place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from pow'r but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...centres in the mind: Why have I stray'd from pleasure and repose, To seek a good each government bestows? In every government, though terrors reign, Though...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure ! Still to ourselves in ev'ry place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from pow'r but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure, Still to ourselves in every place consigned. Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course,...lifted ax, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but rarely known. Leave reason, faith, and conscience,... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...in the mind : Why have I stray'd from pleasure and repose, To seek a good each government bestows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Though...Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...each government bestows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrants laws restrain, How small of all that human hearts...lifted ax, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damein's bed of steel, To men remote from power but rarely known, tieave reason, faith, and conscience... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...slaves at home ; Fear, pity, justice, indignation start, Teat oil' reserve, and bare my swelling heart ; rith retpect to Society . The ti'linlr I'nirerse one...ef Society— Notlang iKatlc it holly for itself, agoni/ing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damiens' bed of steel. To men remote from pow'r but rarely... | |
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Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course, which no loud storms annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but rarely known,... 
