 Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.  Littell's Living Age - Page 3411847Full view - About this book
 | Songs, Scots - 1714 - 430 pages
...love thee more. As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts ' did' evermore difdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deferts are fmall, ' Who dares not put' it to the touch, To 'gain' or lofe it all. But I mull... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pages
...love thee more. As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts did evermore difHain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deferts are fmall, Who dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lofe it all. But I will reign,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1750 - 492 pages
...love dice more. As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts did evermore difdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much. Or his deferts are fmalf, , Who dares not put it to the touch. To gain or lofe it all. But I will reign,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pages
...love thee more. As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts did evermore difdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deferts are fmall, Who dares not put it te the touch,. To gain or lofe it all: But I will reign,... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Ballads, Scots - 1783 - 482 pages
...• , ir. ' As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore difdain . A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deferts are fmall ; Who dares not put.it to the touch To gain or lofe it all. III. And in the... | |
 | Librarians - 1819 - 556 pages
...a part, I'll never love thee more. Like Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts shall evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either...fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That puts it not unto the touch, To win or lose it all. But I must rule and govern still, And always... | |
 | George Wishart - Scotland - 1819 - 562 pages
...heart, I'll never love thee more. Like Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone, My thoughts shall evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either...fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That puts it not unto the touch, To win or lose it all. But I must rule and govern still, And always... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 540 pages
...more. " Like Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone ; My soul did ever more disdain A rival to my throne. " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, To win or lose it all. " Then in the empire of thy heart. Where I alone... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1828 - 706 pages
...CHAPTER X. MONTROSES SECOND CAMPAIGN. As Alexander I will reign, And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small. Who dares not put it to the touch. To gain or lose it all. MARQUIS OF MONTROSK. AFTER departing from the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - 1828 - 366 pages
...CAMPAIGN. . i As Alexander I will reign, • And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdatq A rival on my throne. * He either fears his fate too much. Or his deserts are small. Who dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all. MARQUIS OF MONTROSH. ft AFTER departing from... | |
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