 | 1878
...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
...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... | |
 | Granville series - 1881
...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
...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 - 24 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
...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
...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
...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 - 454 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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LIBERTY, whom all in public or in private worship, whose taste is grateful, and ever will be so, till NATURE herself shall change no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle or... 
