 | 1778 - 626 pagina’s
...DAUGHTER of Jove, relent'«« power, Thou tamer oftbe human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in...unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sirefo send on earth Virtue, hi* darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavbly birth, And bad... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1778 - 182 pagina’s
...affright, afflidt the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain, I And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 456 pagina’s
...hour, The bad Affright, afflict the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. DAUGHTER of Jove, relentlefs Power, When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child,... | |
 | 1780 - 226 pagina’s
...hour, The bad affright, afflia the beftl Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy.fire to fend-on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1782 - 410 pagina’s
...hour The Bad aiFright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth • ^irtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly... | |
 | 1782 - 518 pagina’s
...' H 1 ' T iguage of IT • numb Bound Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy fire, to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pagina’s
...hour The bad affright, afflid the beft 1 Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain/! And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth, . Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pagina’s
...hour, The bad affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | George Isaac Huntingford (bp. of Hereford.) - 1785 - 208 pagina’s
...The Bad affright, afflift the Belt ! Bound in thine adamantine chain, The Proud are taught to tafte of Pain, And purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, • To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pagina’s
...hour, The bad affright, afflia the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. F 2 When I When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave... | |
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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,... 
