 CATO; Alas ! my friends ! Why mourn you thus ? let not a private loss Afflict your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The mistress of the world, the seat of empire, The nurse of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth,...  Critical Essays on Dramatic Poetry - Seite 8von Voltaire - 1761 - 195 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 Seiten
...private Lofs Afflift your Hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our Tea rs. TheMiftrefsof the World, the Seat of Empire, The Nurfe of Heroes, the Delight of Gods,...Rome is no more. O Liberty! O Virtue! O my Country ! Juia. Behold that upright Man .' Rome fills his Eyes With Tears, that flow'd not o'er his own dead... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 Seiten
...Empire, The Nurfe of Heroes, the Delight of Gods, That humbled the proud Tyrants of the Earth, And let the Nations free, Rome is no more. O Liberty! O Virtue! O my Country! Jab. Was ever Man like this! stjiu'e Jub. Behold that upright Man! Rome fills his Eyes Witk With Tear?,... | |
 | George England - 1735 - 388 Seiten
...of the World, the Seat of Empire, The Nurfe of Heroes, the ^Delight of Gods, That humbled the froud Tyrants of the Earth, And fet the Nations free, Rome is no more! Italy that once gave Laws to the greateft Part of the known World, is now tyrannized by thofe Barbarians... | |
 | Voltaire - 1761 - 326 Seiten
...F Why mourn you thus ? let not a private lofs Afflict your hearts : 'tis Rome requires our tears ; The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The...! O my country ! This is what the late Mr. Addifon took the liberty to do at London. This Cato was translated into Italian, and play'd in feveral parts... | |
 | Francis Gentleman - 1773 - 100 Seiten
...imagination to conceive happily, and as few powc'rs to exprefs properly. Tis Rome demands our tears ; The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire ! The...earth, And fet the nations free - Rome is no more. Oh liberty! Oh virtue! O my country .r ;;\ * * * * * * # •'. * . . » * * * # * Whate'er the Roman... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773 - 364 Seiten
...our tears, The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of godls, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fet the nations free, Rome is no more. О liberty !- О virtue.* Omy country! JUBA. Behold that upright man : Rome fills his eyes With tears,... | |
 | James Burgh - 1775 - 540 Seiten
...Rome, the feat of liberty, the miftrefs of the world, ( the nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, which humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, and fet the nations free, was taken by Alaric the Goth, AD 410, and plundered for three days. What nation could have taken Rome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 Seiten
...mourn you thus ? let not a private lofs Y Afflia Afflift your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The...nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty ! O virtue l O my country ! JUB A. Behold that upright man ! Rome fills his eyes With tears, that tiow'd not o'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 Seiten
...mouri vt.u thus ? let not a private lofs yi A i:a AfflicT: your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears* The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The...And fet the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty IO virtue ! O my country ! JUB A. Behold that upright man ! Rome fills his eyes With tears, that fiow'dnot... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 Seiten
...friends! Why mourn you thus ? let not a private lofs Afflift your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The...Rome is no more. O liberty ! O virtue ! O my country ! JUB A. Behold that upright man ! Rome fills his eyes With tears, that flow'd not o'er his own dead... | |
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