| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...pregnant with ccleftial fire: Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway 'd, Or wak'd to ccftafy voice of Nature ipakc — " Go, rcprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem, of purcft ray... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1791 - 548 Seiten
...pregnant with celeftial fire ; t' Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, " Or wak'd to eeftacy the living lyre : " But knowledge to their eyes her...ample page, " Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrolj " Chill penury reprcff'd their noble rage, t' And froze the genial current of the foul." NUM*... | |
| 1792 - 112 Seiten
...pregnant with celeftial fire: Hands , that the rod of empire might have fway'd , Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...noble rage , And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem, of pureft, ray ferene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flow'r... | |
| John Liddon - 1792 - 36 Seiten
...abilities, and inclinations too, to exert thofe abilities, may it be faid, in the language of Gray, Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. The world has now exifted many thoufand years; but how little improvement has it made in the fcience... | |
| 1794 - 542 Seiten
...the underftanding ; or, as the Elegy in the Church-yard more finely and exaftly «cprefles it — " Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul." The -art of reading, that humble ftep in the fcale of literature, is now fo •widely poife/Ted, that... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 Seiten
...with celeftial fire; V. 39. ifle. Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample...page Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll; 50 Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 Seiten
...rod of empire might have Jway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. . But knowledge to their eye> her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time. -did...noble rage, And froze the genial current of the fouL Full many m gem of pun fl ray ferene, , The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...pregnant with ccleft я I fire : Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample...the fpoils of Time, did ne'er unroll } Chill Penury reprcfs'd their noble rage, And froze- the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem, of pureft ray... | |
| 1796 - 246 Seiten
...pregnant with celeftial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have fway'd, Or wak'd to ecftafy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time, did ne'er unrol; Chill penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many... | |
| 1797 - 350 Seiten
...reins of empire might have fwav'd5, Or wake to ecftacy the living lyre. K4 But But knowledge'to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the fpoils of time,...noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem of pureft ray ferene The daik unfathom'd caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is... | |
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