With Justice to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess, lay thy chastening hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band... The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 1941791Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1753 - 750 pages
...gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddeis, lay thy chaU'ning hand! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clid, Nor circled with the vengeful band, (As by the impious thou art icen), With thund'rmg voice, aad thicat'uing mien, With (creaming Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and... | |
| English essays - 1753 - 712 pages
...fuppliant's head, Dread goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! . Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, fclor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and threat" ning mien. With (creaming horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and fell difeafe, and ghaftly poverty.... | |
| Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...threat'ning mien, With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy form benign, oh Goddefs, wear, Thy milder influence... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh! gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...threat'ning mien. With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy form benign, oh Goddefs, wear, Thy milder influence... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddeft, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...threat'ning mien, With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Depair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy form benign, oh God/dels, wear, . Thy milder influence... | |
| English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...foft the fadJy-plcafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...threat'ning mien, With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Depair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy form benign, oh Goddefs, wear, Thy milder influence... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...fbft the fadly-pkafing tear. Oh! gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful Band f A's by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien, With fcreaming Horror's... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1768 - 142 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...threat'ning mien, With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy HYMN TO ADVERSITY. 33 Thy form benign, oh Goddefs,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear, Oh, gently on thy Suppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled...the vengeful Band (As by the Impious thou art feen) Wiih thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien, With With fcreaming Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and... | |
| Thomas Gray - Cats - 1768 - 140 pages
...„ _. * t Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! i Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, • i. . , " Nor circled with the vengeful Band (As by the Impious...With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien, With fcreatning Horror's funeral cry, Defpair, and fell Difeafe, and ghaftly Poverty. Thy Thy form benign,... | |
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