 | 1792 - 112 Seiten
...pregnant with celeftial fire: Hands , that the rod of empire might have fway'd , Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...page, Rich with the fpoils of Time, did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage , And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 Seiten
...with celeftial fire; V. 39. ifle. Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample...page Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll; 50 Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 Seiten
...rod of empire might have Jway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. . But knowledge to their eye> her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time. -did ne'er unroll; Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the fouL Full many m gem of... | |
 | 1796 - 246 Seiten
...breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the filent duft ? Or flatt'ry footh the dull, cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected fpot is laid Some heart,...ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrol; Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...dsath ? Perhaps in this ncglencd fpot Ь laid Some heart once pregnant with ccleft я I fire : Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd...page, Rich with the fpoils of Time, did ne'er unroll } Chill Penury reprcfs'd their noble rage, And froze- the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 Seiten
...the rod of empire might have fway'J, Or wak'd to ecflafy the living lyre. 48 But Knowledge to the'w eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. 52 Full many a gem... | |
 | 1797 - 350 Seiten
...reins of empire might have fwav'd5, Or wake to ecftacy the living lyre. K4 But But knowledge'to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem... | |
 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 Seiten
...of them perhaps read without fpelling, and fome even write a legible -hand. But knowledge, to their eyes, her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrol. GRAY. • Their ignorance is thick and grofs. Their miftakes arc of the moft palpable fort.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 Seiten
...rod cf empire, might have fway'd, Or wak'd to ecftacy the living lyre. ' 48 But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of Time, did ne'er ; unroll; Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage,' ' And froze the genial current of the foul. 5 J • Full... | |
 | Helen Maria Williams - 1798 - 372 Seiten
...the juvenile mimics of great and little councils, Ammans, Avoyers, Grand * " But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, " Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll." GRAY'S ELEGY. .Sautiers, Seteeniers, Bannerets, and Bailiffs, Notwithstanding the chief ntagiftracy... | |
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Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. 
