 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes - Seite 8herausgegeben von - 1782Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 Seiten
...pow'r, Thou tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The bad affright, afflict the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud...purple tyrants vainly groan "With pangs unfelt before, unpity'd and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, Io To... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 Seiten
...tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, affict the befl ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth . Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 Seiten
...hour The bad affright, afflict the best ' Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 Seiten
...power, Thou tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and torturing hour, The bad affright, amidft the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud...unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth VIRTUE, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 Seiten
...hour, The bad affright, afflid the bell ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafle of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs...unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birch, And... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...hour The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 Seiten
...hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy Sire, to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, " To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 Seiten
...hour The bad affright, afflict the best I Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 Seiten
...hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy Sire, to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 Seiten
...relentlefs power, Thou tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain,...unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave die heav'nly birth, And... | |
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