 | John Gay - Fables - 1728 - 218 pages
...fhame, your infamy difdain. Let him the lyon firft controul, And ftill the tyger's famifh'd growle: Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name. A general nod approv'd the caufe, And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo, with grave and folemn... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...tremble at our name. A gen'ral nod npprov'd- the caufe, And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. AVhen lo, with grave and folemn pace A Steed advanc'd before...race; With age and long experience wife. Around he caft his thoughtful eyes, And, to the murmurs of the train, '] hus fpoke the Neftor of the plain :... | |
 | John Gay - Engraving, English - 1737 - 418 pages
...us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name. A general nod approv'd the caufc, And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo, with grave and folemn pace A fteed advanc'd before the race, With age and long experience wife, • Around he caft his thoughtful... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 204 pages
...the rein ; Your fhaine, your infamy difdain. Let him the lion fir 11 controul, And flill the tyger's famifh'd growl. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name. A general nod approv'd the caufe, And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with grave and folemn... | |
 | John Gay - Fables, English - 1772 - 308 pages
...the rein ; Your fhame, your infamy difdain. Let him the lion firfl. coniroul, And ftill the tyger's famifh'd growl. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name. A general nod approv'd the caufe, And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with grave and folemn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 312 pages
...Rejeft the rein ; „,. Your fhame, your infamy, difdain. 3* Let him the lion fii ft control, : ' ,„ And ftill the tiger's famifh'd growl. „ . Let us,...freedom claim, . And make him tremble at our name." * A general nod approv'd the caufe, £'' • 1 5 5 . And all the cirele neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 330 pages
...Your fliame, your infamy, difdain. 30 Let him the lion firft control, And ftill the tiger's famifli'd growl. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name." A general nod approv'd the caufe, 35 And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with grave and folemn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...(hame, your infamy, difdain. -» Let him the lion firft control, And ftill the tiger's famifli'd grow}. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name/' A general nod approv'd the caufe, jj And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with grave and fo'emn... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 pages
...Your fhame, your infamy, difdain. 30 Let him the lion firft control, And ftill the tiger's famim'd growl. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make him tremble at our name," A general nod approv'd the caufe, 35 And all the circle neigh'd applaufe. When, lo ! with grave and folemn... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Your lhamt, your infamy difJain. Let him the Lion liri't controul, And ftill the tyger's famifli'd growl. Let us, like them, our freedom claim, And make...gen'ral nod approv'd the caufe, And all the circle ncigh'd apphufe. When lo ! with grave ami folemn pace, A Steed advanc'd before the race ; With age... | |
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To foam and champ the galling bit? Shall haughty man my back bestride ? Shall the sharp spur provoke my side ? Forbid it Heavens! 
