 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 páginas
...affright, afflict the best ! bound in thy adamantine chain Tbe proud are taught to taste of pain, Am! purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, desigu'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 páginas
...tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 páginas
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 páginas
...tamer of the human breaft, Whole iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan To her they vow their truth, and are again believ'd. Wifdom, in fable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapt'rous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 páginas
...bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of paid* And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 páginas
...lore, On the sad heart imprinted deep, Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. NOTES. Ver. 2. Thou tamer of the human breast"] " Then he, great tamer of all human hearts," Pope's... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 páginas
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 páginas
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. » When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 páginas
...hour The bad affright, afflict the bestl Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gaye Ihe hcav'nly birth,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 páginas
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
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Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,... 
