 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes - Pagina 5geredigeerd door - 1770 - 336 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1753 - 750 pagina’s
...And purple tyrants vainly grone, With pangs unfclt before, unpity'd and alón«. \Vhen firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'uly birth, And bade to form her infant-mind. Stern rugged nurft ! thy rigid lore With patknce... | |
 | 1753 - 712 pagina’s
...pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfclt before, unpitied and alone. When lirrt thy lire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year (lie bore... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 pagina’s
...Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflia the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught...of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs uni-ck before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child,... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 pagina’s
...Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught...defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pagina’s
...Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught...defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore... | |
 | 1753 - 716 pagina’s
...of the hum. » breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The bad affr.gV.t, affKift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught...tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied ,ina alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pagina’s
...of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Beft {• Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly grcan With pan^s unfelt before, unpitied and alone. ' - " ' When When firft thy Sire to fend on earth... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 142 pagina’s
...hour, The Bad affright, afflift the Beft! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafle of pain, And purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs...defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fee bore:... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 140 pagina’s
...purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpiticd and alonr, • •-. ' *• • v G • When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling...defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore " ' With patience many a year fhe... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pagina’s
...Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour, The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And And purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. "When firft thy fire... | |
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