| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...pregnant with ccleftial fire: Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway 'd, Or wak'd to ccftafy voice of Nature ipakc — " Go, rcprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem, of purcft ray... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...death. Perhaps, in this neglcfted fpot is laid Some heart once pregnant •with celcftial fire : Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd...living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample pipe, Rich with the fpoils of Time, did ne'erunroll ; Chill Penury cxprcu'd their noble rage, And froze... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1791 - 548 pages
...pregnant with celeftial fire ; t' Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, " Or wak'd to eeftacy the living lyre : " But knowledge to their eyes her...ample page, " Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrolj " Chill penury reprcff'd their noble rage, t' And froze the genial current of the foul." NUM*... | |
| 1792 - 404 pages
...turf that covers the hunible-villaeerj and think with the poet, " Perhaps in this negleiled fpot is laid " Some heart once pregnant with celeftial fire...rod of empire might have fway'd, \ ' ' " Or wak'd to ecftacy the living lyre." And who, Indeed, has not beheld the uninftruiled youth viewing, with-prriazernenc,... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...in this neglefted fpot is laid 45 Some heart once pregnant with celeftial fire; V. 39. ifle. Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd...page Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll; 50 Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...pregnant with ccleft я I fire : Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...the fpoils of Time, did ne'er unroll } Chill Penury reprcfs'd their noble rage, And froze- the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem, of pureft ray... | |
| 1796 - 246 pages
...the filent duft ? Or flatt'ry footh the dull, cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected fpot is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celeftial fire...that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time,... | |
| 1797 - 610 pages
...objefted, agree with that fentiment fo finely exprefled by Gray — " Perhaps in this ncglefted fpot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celeftial fire,...that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to eeftafy the living lyre." Poflerfing fuch talents, why has genius remained unknown ? The reply treads... | |
| William Godwin - 1797 - 508 pages
...of them perhaps read without fpelling, and fome even write a legible -hand. But knowledge, to their eyes, her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrol. GRAY. • Their ignorance is thick and grofs. Their miftakes arc of the moft palpable fort.... | |
| 1798 - 410 pages
...painted him in the glorious colours of a warm and active patriot : " Perhaps in this neglected fpot is laid " Some heart once pregnant with celeftial fire...have fway'd, " Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre." ************** J " Some village Hampden, that with dauntlefs breaft " The little tyrant of his fields... | |
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