 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1865 - 436 Seiten
...of a poet, whose " Muse employ'd her heaven-taught lyre, None but the noblest passions to inspire ; Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which, dying, he could wish to blot." The last night Quin played as an engaged actor, was at Covent Garden, on the 15th of May,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 Seiten
...1709-1773. For his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wish to blot. Prologue to Thon^on's Coriolanus. None without hope e'er loved the brightest fair, But love... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1865 - 434 Seiten
...of a poet, whose " Muse employ'd her heaven-taught lyre, None but the noblest passions to inspire ; Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which, dying, he could wish to blot." The last night Quin played as an engaged actor, was at Covent Garden, on the 15th of May,... | |
 | 1865 - 792 Seiten
...life of Thomson, the accomplished author of the Seasons, who, as Lyttleton pithily observed, left " Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which, dying, he could wish to blot." The erudition displayed in his exquisite poems would justify his being ranked amongst the... | |
 | George Loftus Tottenham - 1868 - 380 Seiten
...that — ' His chaste muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which dying he could wish to blot.' ' He's very young,' said Drummond, handing Townsend a box of cigarets ; ' he may improve.... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 Seiten
...1709-1773. FOR his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wish to blot. Prologue to Thomsoris Coriolanns. None without hope e'er loved the brightest fair, But love... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1873 - 508 Seiten
...he says: " His chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which, dying, he could wish to blot." The praise accorded him in this much-quoted line is justly his due : it is greater praise... | |
 | 1874 - 414 Seiten
...attached. London, 1667. $1.50 COLLECTION OF ENGLISH SONGS. With an Appendix. 8vo, calf. London, 1796. $3.25 "Not one immoral, one corrupted thought ; One line, which dying, he could wish to blot." COLLIEB, JOHN PAYNE. Book of Hoxburghe Ballads. 4», half calf. Scarce. Lon~ don, 1847. $8.00... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 Seiten
...1709-1773. For his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which, dying, he could wish to blot. Prologue to Thomson's Coriolanus. Women, like princes, find few real friends. Adviee to a... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 Seiten
...1709-1773. For his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line which, dying, he could wish to blot Prologue to Thomson's Coriolanus. Women, like princes, find few real friends. Advice to a Lady.... | |
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Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wish to blot. 
