...your native land, Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark.' What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When Flattery soothes, and when Amhition blinds? Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed...

...praise efl'ect in might)' minds, W hen flatt'ry sooths, and when ambition blinds ? I)«?ire of |>ow'r, easant seat, the ruin d tow'r. The naked rock, the shady bovr'r ; The town and village, dome and F mcu aspire, I {"is but a spark too much of heavenly»fire. _Ih' ambitious youth, too covetous of fame,...

...native land, Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark," .^v What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, \ When Flattery soothes, and when Ambition blinds j, Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, I Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed : In GOD...

...native land, .100 Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When flattery...blinds ? Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, 305 Yet sprung from high is of celestial seed : In God 'tis glory ; and when men aspire, Tis but a...

...Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, fVhen flattery sooths, and when ambition Winds? Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet sprung from high, is of celestial seed : In God 't is glory ; and when men aspire, 'T is but a spark too much of heavenly fire. The ambitious youth,...

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...ark. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, rVhen flattery sooths, and when amhition Winds? £ Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet sprung from high, is of celestial seed : In God 't is glory ; and when men aspire, 'T is hut a spark too much of heavenly fire. The amhitious youth,...

...Ashley. The effect on Monraouth's weak mind is as skilfully drawn as it is beautiful in expression : ' What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When flattery soothes, and when ambition blinds ? Desire of pow'r, on earth a vicious weed, Yet sprung from' high, is of celestial seed : In God 'tis glory ; and...

...native land, a» Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls orNoah's 15E. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When flattery...blinds ? Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, vs 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire. The ambitious youth too covetous of fame, Too full of...

...native land, so° Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect in mighty minds, When flattery soothes, and when ambition blinds I \ Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, "* Yet sprung from high is of celestial seed : In God...