 | Thomas Gray - 1772 - 60 Seiten
...circumfcrib'd alone Theif growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaugther to a throne , And shut the gates of mercy on mankind The ftruggling pangs of confcious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and... | |
 | Agostino Isola - 1784 - 140 Seiten
...o'er a fmiling land, And read tReir hift'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumfcrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade thro' {laughter to a throne, And fhut the gates of mercy on mankind ; * The ftruggling pangs of confcious... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 Seiten
...o'er a fmiling Land, And read their Hift'ry in a Nation's Eyes. Their Lot forbad: nor circumfcrib'd alone Their growing Virtues, but their Crimes confin'd...• Forbad to wade thro' Slaughter to a Throne, And ftrat the Gates of Mercy on Mankind. The ftruggling Paftgs ofconfciods Truth to hide, To quench the... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 Seiten
...o'er a fmiling land And read their hiflory in a nation's eyes. Their lot forbad : nor cireumfcrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd : Forbad to wade thro' flaughter to a throne, And fliut the gates of merey on mankind ; The * Whatever abilities perfons may... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 Seiten
...nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin-'d ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 Seiten
...nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind!" The name of king will not cover a crime from an all-seeing eye, nor blot out a deed of blood from the record... | |
 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...forbad: nor circuuiscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 Seiten
...form'd, for every decent part, The healthy offspring that adorn'd their house. Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling, pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the... | |
 | 1806 - 330 Seiten
...: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes coafin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the... | |
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Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind; The struggling pangs of conscious truth... 
