 | Francis Wrangham - 1795 - 134 pages
...their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our Author fhuns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weaknefs lhew, And wild ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears fhall flow from a more generous... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...favagc nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our Author ihiins by vulgar fprings te move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weakncfs (hew, And wild ambition well defervcs its woe. Here tears ihall flow from a more gen'rous... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder' d how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs...wild ambition well deserves its woe, Here tears shall Jlow from a more gen'rous cause, Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws „• He bids your breasts... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature hept, And foes to virtue wonder' d how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs...or the virgin's love ; In pitying love we but our weahness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe. Here tears shall faw from a mort gen'rous cause,... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...their favage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author fhuns by vulgar fprings to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; In pitying Love we but our weaknefs fhow, And wild Ambition well deferves its woe. Here tears fhall flow from a more gen'rous... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...tears to stream thro' every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs...deserves its woe. Here tears shall flow from a more gen'rcms cause, Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardor... | |
 | 1803 - 440 pages
...they wept. Our author shuns, bv vulgar springs, to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love ; i " In pitying Love we but our weakness show, And wild Ambition well deserves its woe. .o = Here tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause, . Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...to stream through every age; Tyrants no more .their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs...deserves its woe. Here tears shall flow from a more generous cause, Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws: He bids your breasts with ancient ardour... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 308 pages
...no more their savage nature kept, Wonder. A nd foes to virtue wonder" d how they wept. Contempt. (3) Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move, The hero's...weakness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe. Exciting. Here tears shall jio-w from a more gen rous cause, 'Such tears as patriots shed for dying... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...to stream through every age. Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love : 10 In pitying love we but our weakness show, And wild ambition well deserves its woe. Here tears... | |
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To raise the genius, and to mend the heart. To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, -and be what they behold: For this the tragic muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more .their savage... 
