 Discern you gen'rous, mild, and kind ; They see you grieve to hear distress, And pant already to redress. Go on, the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain. For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age. True courage shall your...  Fablesvon John Gay - 1795 - 165 SeitenAuszug - Über dieses Buch
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...And future actions own your fire. Cowards are cruel; but the brave Love mercy, and delight to fave. A tiger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a traveller in the way ; The proftrate game a lion fpies, And on the greedy tyrant flies : With mingled roar rcfound« the wood,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 Seiten
...And future actions own your fire. Cowards are cruel ; but the brave Love mercy, and delight to fave. A tiger, roaming for his prey. Sprung on a traveller in the way ; The proftrate game a lion fpies, And on the greedy tyrant flies : With mingled roar refounds the wood,... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 Seiten
...pant already to redress ; Go on, the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain. For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age....cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A TYGER roaming for his prey, Sprung on a TRAV'LER in the way; The prostrate game a LION spies, And on... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 Seiten
...attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain : For hence we jusily may presage The virtues of a riper age. JO True courage shall your bosom fire, And future actions own your sire ; Cowards are cruel, hut the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tiger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Trav'ller... | |
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...actions own your fire. Cowards are cruel ; but the brave I-ove mercy, and delight to fave. A Tyger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Traveller in the way , The proftrate game a Lion fpies, And on the greedy tyrant flics : With mingied roar rcfounds the wood,... | |
 | John Gay - 1806 - 178 Seiten
...pant already to redress. Go on; the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain : For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age....fire, And future actions own your sire. Cowards are cniel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tiger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Traveller... | |
 | Christopher Anstey, John Anstey - 1808 - 600 Seiten
...pant already to redress; Go on; the height of good attain, JVbr let a nation hope in vain; From hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age;...cruel; but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tyger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Trav'ller in the way ; The prostrate game a Lion spies, And... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...pant already to redress. Go on ; the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain : For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age. True courage shall your bosom lire, And future actions own your sire. Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to... | |
 | John Gay - 1808 - 146 Seiten
...shall your bosom fire, And future aetions own your sire. Cowards are eruel, hut the brave Love merey, and delight to save. A Tiger roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Trav'ller in the way; The prostrate game a Lion spies, And on the greedy tyrant flies; Wich mingled... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain : For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a ri|>erage. od adore. What future bliss he gives not thee Trav'llcr in the way ; 'I he prostrate game a Lion spies, And on the greedy tyrant (lies: With mingled... | |
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