 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...Greece's evil hour, Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant Power, And coward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty .spirit lost, They sought, oh Albion I next, thy sea-encircled coast. r Woods that wave o'er Dcl/ihi's... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...mountain Infpiration breath'd around : Every (hade and hallow 'd fountain Murmur'd deep a folemn found : Till the fad Nine, in Greece's evil hour, Left their Parnaflus, for the Latían plaint. Alike they (corn the pomp of tyrant-power, And coward Vice, that revels in her chain«.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...evil hour, Left their Parnall'ns for the Latian plains: Alike they (corn the pomp of tyrant pow'r, And coward vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty fpirit loll, [coaft. They fought, O Albion ! next thy fea-encircled III. I. Far from the fun and funimer gale,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...Greece's evil hour, Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains: Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant Pow'r And coward Vice, that revels in her chains* When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, Oh Albion! next, thy sea encircled coast. III. 1. Fur from the sun and summer... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...Till the sad Nine in Greece's evil hour Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant-Power, And coward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, oh, Albion ! next thy sea-encircled coast. * Progress of Poetry from Greece... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...evil hour, Lett their Parnaffos for the Lalian plains, Alike they (corn the pomp of tyrant Pow'r, Aod coward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty fpirit loft, III. I. Far from the fon and fonntier-gale, In thy green lap was Nature's darling laid, What time,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...evil hour, Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains: A like they scorn the pomp of tyrant pow'r, And coward vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, O Albion ! next thy sea encircled coast. Far from the sun and summer gale,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 pages
...the sad Nine, in Greece's evil hour, Left their Parnassus, for the Latían plain«. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant-power, And co'ward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, oh Albion! next thy sea encircled coast. HI. Far from the Sim and summer-gale,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 pages
...Till the sad Nine in Greece's evil hour Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant-power, And coward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, oh Albion ! next thy sea-encircled coast. III. 1. Far from the sun and summer-gale,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pages
...the sad Nine, in Greece's evil hour, Left their Parnassus, for the Latian plains. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrant-power, And coward Vice, that revels in her chains. When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, ohAlbion ! next thy sea-encircled coast. III. Far from the Sun and summer-gale,... | |
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Where each old poetic mountain Inspiration breath'd around; Ev'ry shade and hallow'd fountain Murmur'd deep a solemn sound: Till the sad Nine in Greece's evil hour Left their Parnassus for the Latian plains. Alike they scorn the pomp of tyrantpower, And... 
