I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream,... The London Quarterly Review - Page 2901811Full view - About this book
| 1782 - 518 pages
...decree, They praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. U a I «are I care not, Fortune, what yon me deny ! You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace; You cannot Ihut the windows of the flcy, Thro' which Aurora (hews her brightening face ; You cannot bar ray conftant... | |
| John Bell - 1787 - 510 pages
...decree, They praifed axe alone, and ftarve right merrily. i84 TUX CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. f'.:,..'. //. III. I care not, Fortune! what you me deny; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Thro' which Aurora fhews her brightening face ; You cannot bar my confbnt... | |
| 1787 - 326 pages
...pofleffion of which he cannot " be deprived. How truly may he exclaim with ** the poet ! « I care " I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; " You cannot faut the windows of the fky, " Through which Aurora (hews her brighten" ing face ; " You cannot bar... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...nobleft toil, Ne for the mufes other meed decree, They praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. III. I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Thro' which Aurora fhews her brightening face ; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| 1788 - 334 pages
...pofleffion of which he cannot «' be deprived. How truly may he exclaim with " the poet ! " I care " I care not, Fortune, what you me deny: " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; *« You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, " Through which Aurora fhews her bright" en ing face; «' You cannot bar... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...for the other Mufes meed decree, They praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. III. I care HI. I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the Iky, Through which Aurora fhews her brightening face ; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...nobU-ft toil, Ne for the Mufcs other meed decree, They praifed arc alone, and ftarve right merrily. (hut the windows of the Iky, Thro' which Aurora flicwsher bright' ning face; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| Robert Heron - 1793 - 532 pages
...This life is but a fhort paflage to a better. Happy they who can chearfully exclaim with the poet— I care not, fortune, what you me deny: You cannot rob me of free nature's grace; You cannot veil the beauties of the iky, Thro' which Aurora fhews her brightening face}' You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| 1793 - 526 pages
...afteilions. He who poíTcíTes fuch exalted powers of perception and enjoyment, may almoft uy, with the poet, I care not, Fortune! what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace; i ou cannot Unit the windows <jf the (lev, TbroBgh wbieli Aurora mows ber brigl'u. 'ningface; • eu... | |
| 1793 - 416 pages
...look ' around around us (ocula irretorto) with refolute complacency, and with dignified compofure. * I care not, Fortune, what you. me deny : You cannot rob me of fair nature's grace ; - You cannot fhut the windows of the Iky, Through with Aurora fhews her brightening... | |
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