 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pagina’s
...pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation'* eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscribed alone...kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding erowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pagina’s
...nation's eyes, Their lot forbade; nor circumscrib'd aloO Th*ir growing virtues, but their crimes co_ ,. , Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...luxury and pride. With incense kindled at the muse's flume. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never Ittnm'd to stray — Along... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pagina’s
...eyes, Their lot forbade inor circumscrib'd alone, Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...ingenuous shame ; Or heap the shrine of luxury and prided With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the-madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their... | |
 | 1821 - 270 pagina’s
...eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone, Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madd'ning crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray — Along the cool sequester'd... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...eyes, Their lot forbade-: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide. To...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 pagina’s
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn' d to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pagina’s
...eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone, Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never leanrtl to stray — Along the cool sequester'd vale of life, They kept the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pagina’s
...smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone 65 Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ;...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, 70 Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. thought by some,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pagina’s
...ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is bor n to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village...luxury and pride With incense kindled at the muse's Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 286 pagina’s
...o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes. Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the... | |
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The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes... 
