| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 Seiten
...gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon cautiou'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprize, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveler and a show. *Thc teeming... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 Seiten
...gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprize, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ! FromMarlb'rough's eyesthe streamsof dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. * The teeming... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...search descend, By Solon cantion'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From...eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show. The teeming mother, anxious lor her race, Begs for each birth the fortune of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search delv Solon caution'd to regard his end, [scend, In life's last scene what prodigies surprize, Fears of the brave, and tollies of the wise! From Mario' rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift exp'res a drivMer... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 Seiten
...search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From...eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show. The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for each birth the fortune of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 Seiten
...search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage And Swift expires a driveller and a show. [flow, The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for... | |
| 1812 - 426 Seiten
...of Sender's days will remind some of our readers of the lines of Johnson : — In life's last seene what prodigies surprize, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ; From Marlborough's eyes the tears of dotage flow, And Swift expires— a driveller and a show. wounded, when he found his siucere... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 Seiten
...closed with examples of the deplorable privation of reason, among the consequences of longevity. * - • In life's last scene, what prodigies surprize ! Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise : From Marlborough't eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'Jler, and a shew." Owing to... | |
| H. R. Duff - 1815 - 572 Seiten
...June > Farewell. 1716. f * Johnfon's lines on this great man were too true : " In life's last scenes what prodigies surprize, " Fears of the brave, and...follies of the wise. " From Marlborough's eyes the tears of dotage flow." 10 NO.LXXIV. l • No.LXXIV. Lord Lovat to Mr. Duncan Forbes. My dearest General,... | |
| H. R. Duff - 1815 - 574 Seiten
...June ) Farewell. 1716. f * Johnfon's linet on this great man were too true : " In life's last scenes what prodigies surprize, " Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise. " From Marlborough's eye» the tears of dotage flow." 10 No.LXXIV. No.LXXIV. Lord Lovat to Mr. Duncan Forbes. My dearest... | |
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