Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine. Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent... Satire and Satirists - Seite 45von James Hannay - 1854 - 276 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Bell - 1789 - 442 Seiten
...rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine,...content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent i For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight > Why but... | |
| 1789 - 228 Seiten
...rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine 1 Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For why... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 428 Seiten
...rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine?xi. Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ?... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine,...end, be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content,The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? •For why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 Seiten
...sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey 's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine ? Or liv'st thou...content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent f For, why did VVolscy, near the steeps of fate, Qa weak foundations raise th' enormous weight f f... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 Seiten
...rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end.be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings. Speak thou.whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth,...wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wotsey, near the steeps of fate. On weak foundations raise the' enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...thou, whose thoughts at humble peace rcpifie. SblWolsey'j wealth wi thWolscy's end be thine? Or liv'»t ut was inspir'd : Inspir'd by love, wfiose business...to please ; He rode, he fenc'd, he mov'd with grace iteeps of fate, Or weak foundations raise th" enormous weight ? W by but to sink, beneath misfortune's... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...thoughts at humble peace repine, [thine ? Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be Or liv'st thon now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For, why did Wolscy, near the steeps of fate. On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 Seiten
...lu's last sighs reproach the taith of kings, [pine, Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace reShall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the' enormous weight I Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below... | |
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