 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pagina’s
...better scenes than these had blest our view, And realix'd the beauties which we feign : 20 " Purg'd by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's." VARIATIONS.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 pagina’s
...better scenes than these had bless'd our view, And realiz'd the beauties which we feign : " Purg'd by the sword, and purified by fire. Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; THE CANDIDATE : t ORi THE CAMBRIDGE COURTSHIP. This tart lampoon was written a short time previous... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 pagina’s
...better scenes than these bad bless'd our view, And realiz'd the beauties which we feign : " Purg'd by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's." THE CANDIDATE... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had bless'd our view, And realized the beauties which we feign: ' Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls: Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's.' THE CANDIDATE;... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 584 pagina’s
...better scenes than these had bless'd our view, And realiz'd the beauties which we feign : ' Purg'd by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls : Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's.' THE CANDIDATE:... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had blest our view, And realized the beauties which w,e feign. ' Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Panl's.' THE CANDIDATE;... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had blest our view, And realized the beauties which we feign. 20 " Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and littered in St. Paul's." b The blank... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1826 - 190 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had bless'd our view, A.nd realized the beauties which we feign: " Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's." THE CANDIDATE... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had blest our view, And realized the beauties which we feign. " Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls ; Owls would have hooted in St Peter's choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St Paul's," THE CANDIDATE;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pagina’s
...vain, Far better scenes than these had bless'd our view, And realized the beauties which we feign: " Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud London's hated walls; Owls would have hooted in St. Peter s choir, And foxes stunk and litter'd in St. Paul's." THE CANDIDATE:... | |
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said the sighing peer, " had Bute been true, Nor Mungo's, Rigby's, Bradshaw's friendship vain, Far better scenes than these had blest our view, And realized the beauties which we feign : " Purged by the sword, and purified by fire, Then had we seen proud... 
