 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...Rhine ; This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regrcf, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 442 pages
...War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsircs' wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regre'?, From age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right conrey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...unequal game, Where wasted nation's raise a single name, • And mortgag'd states their1 gratidsire's wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right convey; To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...the Rhine; This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm fill Fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...has praise, lhat virtue scarce call warm Till Fame supplies the universal charm. Yet Reason irowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name ; And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Rhine ; This pow'r has praise that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet Reason frowns on War's unequal game. Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandstres wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...Rhine ; This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name ; And mortgag-'d states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From, age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...the Rhine ; Thispow'r has prafee, that virtue scarce can Till fame supplies the. universal' charm. Yet reason frowns on war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; [gret, And inortgag'd states their grandsires' wreathsreFrom age to age in everlasting debt ; [vey... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1811 - 428 pages
...world ; For such, in distant lands, the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube and the Rhine. Yet reason frowns on war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd lands their grandsircs wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths, which... | |
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This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name. And mortgaged states their grandsires... 
