 Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task; my doubts are done: What more could fright...  Life and works of Cowper, by R. Southey - Page 352by William Cowper - 1836Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...theit Glimps was My Pride ftruck out new Sparkles of her otfn. [gone, Such was I, fuch by Nature ftill I am, Be thine the Glory, and be mine the Shame. Good Life be now my Task : My Doubts are do»e, (What more could fright myFaith,than three in One?} Can I believe erernal God could lye -, Difguis'd... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...I, fuch by nature ftill I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the fhame. Good life be now my tafk : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I believe eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy ? That the great Maker of... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...I, fuch by nature ftill I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the fhame. Good life be now my tafe: my doubts are done: What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I believe eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy ? That the great Maker of... | |
 | John Duncombe, John Hughes - English letters - 1773 - 998 pages
...fufficiently modern, take the following couplet from the Hind and Panther, ^ Good life be now my tafk ; my doubts are done, " What more could fright my faith, than three in onef " i And if thefe two monofylhble lines, fucceeding each other, give you more difguft than any... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 268 pages
...[, inch by nature lifll I am ; & thine the glory, and be mine the (hame. Good life be now my talk : My doubts are done ! What more could fright my faith, than three in on: ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy! That the great Maker... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...their glimpse wasgone, My prtde struck out new sparkles oi her own. 7f I'thhu JZ. 1 Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine...task : my doubts are done; What more could fright my fa'th than Three inOne ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So " Disguis'd in mortal mould and infancy,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...fuch by nature ftill I am; Be thine the glory, and be mine the fhame. Good Good life be now my talk : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I believe eternal God could lie •» Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy? I That the great Maker... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...1, fuch by nature Hill 1 am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the flume. Good life be now my talk : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I believe eternal God could lie ") Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy ? V That the great Maker... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...fuch by nature ftill I .am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the iliamc. Good life be now my talk : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I helievc eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy ? ~**That the great Maker... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...false lights, and, when their glimpsewasgpne. My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am: Be thine the glory, and...What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So Disguis'd in mortal mould and infancy, That the great maker... | |
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