 Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - Seite 2201809 - 459 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bascroft - 1770 - 374 Seiten
...the Gates of Mercy on Mankind. The ftruggling Pangs of confcious Truth to hide, To quench the Blufhes of ingenuous Shame,. Or heap the Shrine of Luxury and Pride With Incenfe kindled at the Mufe's Flame, Far from the madding Crowd's ignoble Strife. Their fober Wifhes... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1772 - 60 Seiten
...through slaugther to a throne , And shut the gates of mercy on mankind The ftruggling pangs of confcious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incenfe kindled at the Mufe 's flame. 'lAttrar eon iibce imperiofa i plaufi D'attonito Senato: ire... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 Seiten
...the Gates of Mercy on Mankind. The ftruggling Paftgs ofconfciods Truth to hide, To quench the Bluihes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the Shrine of Luxury and Pride With Incenfe kindled at the Mafe's Flame. Far from the madding Crowd's ignoble Strife, Thair fober Wifhes... | |
 | 1792 - 112 Seiten
...flaughter to a throne ; And shut the gates of mercy on mankind; The The ftruggling pangs of confcious truth to hide; To quench the blushes of ingenuous...shame , Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incenfe kindled at the Mufe's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble ftrife Their fober wishes... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 Seiten
...confirt'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. [2] That humble beauty warm'd an honest heart, And cheer'd the labours of a faithful spouse ; That... | |
 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | 1800 - 460 Seiten
...crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne. And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, ,...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. 71 Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, * Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; * This... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...crimes confin'd; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame [42]. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; 'Along... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 224 Seiten
...confiu'd; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne , And shut the gates of mercy on mankind : The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To...pride — With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Tar from the madding crowd's ignoble strife , Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 Seiten
...metaphorically) the flattery which poets offer to those who live in splen-' dour. " Fw from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd...sequester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. ' ? Ignoble* — The poet justly calls the ufaal pursuits of ambition and avarice... | |
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