 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor eireumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never leam'd to stray j Along the cool scqucster'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscrili'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confm'd; Forbad mischiefs, as unknown its worth ; In full content...and his labours sports ; His youth was hardy, and Tar from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...The;r growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, Aud shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling...and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame, 4Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...eyes, Their lot forbade; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd : Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the muse's ilame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - Bibliography - 1812 - 370 pages
...eyes, Their lot forbad ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd: Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd va!e of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed aione Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined :...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...eyes. Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd : Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the muses' flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation'* eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscribed alone...kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding erowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone, Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray—- Along the cool seqnester'd vale of life, They kept the... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless... | |
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The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes... 
