| 1878 - 446 Seiten
...sceptre into iron—with thee to smile upon him, the swain who eats his crust, is happier than the monarch, from whose court thou art exiled. Gracious...as my companion; and shower down thy mitres, if it seem good unto thy divine Providence, upon those heads which are aching for them. Pursuing tb.ese ideas,... | |
| Charles Anderton Read - 1879 - 404 Seiten
...snowy mantle, nor chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron ; — with thee, to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch,...from whose court thou art exiled. — Gracious Heaven ! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent, grant me but health, thou great Bestower... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 Seiten
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| Granville series - 1881 - 376 Seiten
...spot thy snowy mantle, or chemic power turn thy sceptre into iron ; with thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch, from whose court thou art exiled. 9. "Gracious Heaven!" cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent, " grant me but... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 450 Seiten
...thy snowy mantle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron ; — with thee, to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch,...from whose court thou art exiled. — Gracious Heaven ! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent, grant me but health, thou great Bestower... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 500 Seiten
...thy snowy mantle, nor chemic power turn tby sceptre into iron; — with thee, to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch,...from whose court thou art exiled. — Gracious Heaven ! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent, grant me but health, thou great Bestower... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1883 - 454 Seiten
...spot thy snowy mantle, or chemic power turn thy sceptre into iron. With thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch;...health, thou great bestower of it! and give me but (bis fair goddess as my companion ! and shower down thy mitres, if it seem good unto thy divine Providence,... | |
| London readers - 1884 - 216 Seiten
...thy snowy mantle, or chymic* power can turn thy sceptre into iron : with thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch,...from whose court thou art exiled.* Gracious Heaven ! " cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent, "grant me but health, thou great... | |
| Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1884 - 296 Seiten
...thy snowy mantle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron — with thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust, the swain is happier than his monarch, from whose court thou art exiled. The bird in his cage pursued me into my room ; I sat down close to my table, and leaning my head upon... | |
| Abby Sage Richardson - 1884 - 498 Seiten
...art exiled. ' Gracioua heaven!' cried I, kneeling down on the last step but one in my ascent, ' grant me but this fair goddess as my companion and shower down thy mitres, if it seem good unto thy divine providence, upon those heads that are aching for thee. " The bird in his... | |
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