 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 Seiten
...Pow'r : And Nobler is a limited Command, Giv'n by the Lore of all your Native Land, Than a fucceflive Title, Long and Dark, Drawn from the Mouldy Rolls of Noah's ArK. What cannot Praife effea in Mighty Minds, When Flattery Sooths, and when Ambition Blinds ! Defire of Pow'r, on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 Seiten
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effect in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Defire of power, on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 Seiten
...pow'r : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effeft in mighty minds, When flatt'ry fooths, and when ambition blinds? Defiie of pow'r, on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 260 Seiten
...pow'r: And nobler is a limited command, Giv'n by the love of all your native land, Than a fucccflive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effect in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds : Defire of pow'r, on... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 Seiten
...sight, hut solid pow'r ; And nobler is a limited command, Giv'n hy the love of all your native land, g0o Than a successive title, long, and dark, Drawn from...mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect tn mighty minds, When flatt'ry sooths, and when Amhition blinds? Desire of pow'r, on earth a vicious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 Seiten
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effefl in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Def:re of power, on... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fuccctlivc title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot prailc clTcct in mighty minds, When flattery footlis, — and when ambition blinds ? Dcfire of power,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...pow'r; And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucccmve of prey, And let it keep one fliape, till cuftom make it Their perch, and no praife eSetl in mighty mind?. When flattery (bodies, ni.d when ambition blind*? 3 IXfire rue* d ")... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 Seiten
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Chrcn by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffivc of EnnJus and Ovidi or of Chaucer and our VOL. III. Z prefcnt Englifh. The w praife cffcft in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Dtfire of power, on... | |
 | 1801 - 416 Seiten
...tight, but solid pow'r; And nobler is a limited command, Giv'n by the love of all your native land, ja» Than a successive title, long, and dark, Drawn from...ark. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When Flatt'ry sooths, and when Ambition blinds ? Desire of pow'r, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung,... | |
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Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. 
