 | 1749 - 690 pages
...forfook her fofter charms ; Like him poflcft of every pleafing art, The fecret wilh of ev'ry female heart ; Like him cut off in youthful glory's pride, He unrepining for hi» country dy'd, But nobler far, and greater is the praife, So bright to fhine in thefe degen'rate... | |
 | Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 pages
...forfook her fofter Charms : Like him, poflefs'd of ev'ry pleafing Art, The fccret Wifh of evovy female Heart : Like him, cut off in youthful Glory's Pride, He, unrepining, for his Country died.. On Captain JAMES CORNWALL. By the Right Honourable Sir George Lyttleton, Bt~ To the Memory or... | |
 | 1773 - 94 pages
...nobler War forfook her peaceful Charms ., Like him pofiefs'd of every pleafing Art, The fecret Wifh of every Virgin's Heart ; Like him, cut off in youthful...crofs the Serpentine River, which brings you into the Elyfian Fields. The Shell-Bridge, by Kent. The Temple of Briti/h Worthies, by Kent, . a Building cut... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 278 pages
...her softer charms ; 10 Like him possess'd of ev'ry pleasing art, The secret wish of ev'ry female's heart ; Like him cut off in youthful glory's pride, He unrepining for his country dy'd. 14 EPITAPH ON CAPT. CORNWALL, SLAIN OFF TOULON, MDCCXLIII. THO' Britain's Genius hung her drooping... | |
 | Frederic Hervey - 1779 - 550 pages
...forfook her ibfter charms : Like him poflefs'd of ev'ry plealing art ; The Secret wift of ev'ry female heart ; Like him cut off in youthful glory's pride, He unrepining, for his country died. us country . But nobler far, and greater is the praife Go bright to fhine in thefe degen'rate... | |
 | 1780 - 92 pages
...nobler War forfook her peaceful Charms ; Like him, poflefs'd of ev'ry pleafing Art, The fecret Wifh of every Virgin's Heart ; Like him, cut off in youthful...Glory's Pride, He, unrepining for his Country dy'd. George Ld. LYTTHLTON. From this Column, you have a moft beautiful View of the Briti/h Worthies, of... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1790 - 388 pages
...Y. .....•." =1" « '-- Like him, poffefs'd of ev'ry pleafing art, The fecret wifh of ev'ry female heart, Like him cut off in youthful glory's pride, He, unrepining, for his Country dy'd. But nobler far and greater is the praife, S(i bright to fhine in thefe degen'rate days 5 An age of... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...forfodk her fofter charms : Like him, poffefs'd of every pleafingart, The fecret wifh of every female's heart : like him, cut off in youthful glory's pride, .He, unrepining, for his country dy 'd, * Thefe verfes having been originally written when the Author was in Oppofition, concluded thus... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...nobler war forsook her peaceful charms ; Like him, possess'd of every pleasing art. The secret wish of every virgin's heart ; Like him, cut off in youthful...glory's pride, He, unrepining, for his country dy'd. GEORGE LORD LYTTLETON. This gallant officer, whose accomplishments are thus commemorated, was mortally... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1801 - 186 pages
...forsook her softer charms : Like him, possess'd of every pleasant art, The secret wish of every female's heart : Like him, cut off in youthful glory's pride, He, unrepining, FOR HIS COUNTRY DY'D. * These verses having been originally written when the Author was in Opposition, concluded thus : "... | |
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... ingenuous truth, Such ripen'd wisdom in the bloom of youth! So mild, so gentle, so compos'da mind, To such heroic warmth and courage join'd ! He too, like SIDNEY, nurs'd in learning's arms, For nobler war forsook her peaceful charms; Like him, possess'd... 
