 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...inArmSjthePrieftwithflood: Neartho' he was, yet not the next of Blood. Had^/f^r^unconftrain'd, refign'd theThrone; A King can give no more than is his own: • The Title flood entail'd , had Richard had a Son. Conqueft, an odious Name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...withftood: Near tho' he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard unconftrain'd, refign'd the throne, A king can give no more than is his own : The title flood entail'd, had Richard had a fon. Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...withftood : Near tho' he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard unconftrain'd, refign'd the throne, A king can give no more than is his own : The title ftood entail'd, had Richard had a fon. Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...withftood : Near though he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard unconftrain'd, ref:gn'd the throne, A king can give no more than is his own : The title ftood entail'd, had Richard had a fon. Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...: Near tho' he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard unconftrain'd, reflgn'd the throne : ~) A king can give no more than is his own: > The title ftood entail'd, had Richard had a fon. J Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...withftood: Near tho' he was, yet not the next in blood. Had Richard, unconftrain'd, refign'd the throne, -) A king can give no more than is his own : \ The title ftood entail' d, had Richard had a fon. J Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide, Where all fubmitted,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1795 - 322 pages
...withftood. Near though he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard unconftrain'd refign'd the throne ; A king can give no more than is his own : The title flood entail'd, had Richard had a fon. Conqueft, an odious name, was laid afide; Where all fubmitted,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...Near tho' he was, yet not the next of blood. Ill Had Richard, unconstrain'd, resign'd the throne,""] A king can give no more than is his own : ^ The title stood entail'd, had Richard had a son. J Conquest, an odious name, was laid aside ; 1 15 Where all submitted, none the battle try'd. The senseless... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...withstood : Near though he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard, unconstrained, resigned the throne, A king can give no more than is his own : The title stood entailed, had Richard had a son. Conquest, an odious name, was laid aside ; Where all submitted, none... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...: Near though he was, yet not the next of blood. Had Richard, unconstrained, resigned the throne, y A king can give no more than is his own : The title stood entailed, had Richard had a son. Conquest, an odious name, was laid aside ; Where all submitted, none... | |
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The senseless plea of right by Providence Was, by a flattering priest, invented since; And lasts no longer than the present sway; But justifies the next who comes in play. 
