| 1797 - 448 Seiten
...this rapine, This virulence and rage ? — No ; true religion Is always mild, propitious, and humane, Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, Nor bears destruction on her chariot wheels, But stoops to polish, succour, and- redress, And builds her grandeur on the public... | |
| Voltaire, Aaron Hill - 1797 - 458 Seiten
...rapine, This virulence and rage? — No ;• true religion Is always mild, propitious, and humane, Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, Nor bears destruction on her chariot wheels, But stoops to polish, succour, and redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good.... | |
| 1803 - 250 Seiten
...produce, even where . miftaken, lafting evil. They repair and com, penfate—Spirit of Defpotifm. RELKION. -TRUE religion Is always mild, propitious, and humble;...not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, Nor bears deftruction on her chariot-wheels ; * But floops to polifh, fuccour, and redrefs, And builds her grandeur... | |
| British drama - 1804 - 946 Seiten
...this rapine, This virulence qnd race ? — No ; true religion Is always mild, propitious and humane, Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, Nor...redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good. Mir. Thou art turned Christian, sure ! some 560 BRITISH DRAMA. 567 Ale. If the Christians Hold principles... | |
| 1804 - 486 Seiten
...this rapine", This virulence and rage? — No; true rejijion Is always mild, propitious and humane, Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, Nor bears destruction on her chariotwheels ; But stoop« to polish, succour, and redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good. Mir. Thou art... | |
| British drama - 1804 - 954 Seiten
...this rapine. This virulence and rage? — No; true religion Is always mild, propitious and humane. Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood. Nor bears destruction on her chariot-w heel» ; Rut stoops to polish, succour, and redress, And builds her grandeur on the public... | |
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 230 Seiten
...superstition, three wights which, with well-informed and moderate persons, reason had long ago put to flight. " True religion Is always mild, propitious, and humble;...redress, , And builds her grandeur on the public good." Bogland had been, for ycarsr a thorn in the side of her sister Freeland ; and we have seen in what... | |
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 Seiten
...superstition, three wights which, with well-informed and moderate persons, reason had long ago put to flight. " True religion Is always mild, propitious, and humble;...redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good." Bogland had boon, for years, a thorn in the side of her sister Freeland ; and we have seen in what... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 382 Seiten
...true religion Is always mild, propitious, and humane ; Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, But stoops to polish, succour, and redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good. Mir. If clemency delights thee, learn it here. Though banish'd by thy voice his native city, Though,... | |
| William Congreve - 1808 - 412 Seiten
...true religion Is always mild, propitious, and humane ; Plays not the tyrant, plants no faith in blood, But stoops to polish, succour, and redress, And builds her grandeur on the public good. Mir. If clemency delights thee, learn it here. Though banish'd by thy voice his native city, Though,... | |
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