 | Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 382 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged w'th vain desires : My manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. 8uch was I, such hy nature still I inn ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life he now... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Fo'llowM false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride...still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! The Revolution in 1G88 deprived Dryden of his office of laureate. But the want of independent income... | |
 | Charles James CANNON - 1850 - 230 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of its own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 526 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride...now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith than three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised in mortal mould and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 544 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride...shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done t What more could fright my faith than three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, MY manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such wae I ; such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! The Revolution in 1688... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires, My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, Followed false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new spangles of her own, Dryden. GLISTERr-GLITTER. ALL that glitters is not gold; Gilded tombs do worms... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 318 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followedfalse lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride...be now my task; my doubts are done; What more could fright my faith, than three in one?* Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguised in mortal mould... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 568 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires. Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride...; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good lifo be now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one ? Can... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 592 pages
...desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandermg fires. Follow'd false lights; and, when their glimpse gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own....I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Oood life be now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in ona... | |
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My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, 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,... 
