 Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise,...  Chambers's national reading-books - Page 282by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Old Humphrey - London (England) - 1799 - 372 pages
...unnoticed poor, whom, to do deeds of fame and glory— " Their lot forbade, nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ;...throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind!" The name of king will not cover a crime from an all-seeing eye, nor blot out a deed of blood from the record... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...have blest a monarch's arms, And virtue cast a lustte on the throne: That Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood [41]. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, [41] Mr. Edwards (Author of Ihe Canons of Criticism), who, though an old... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause oflist'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad: nor circuuiscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...years, withstood an act of public oppression, and had it redressed. xvI. " Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, " Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest , Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. *Th' applause of list'ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin...history in a nation's eyes , Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ? Forbade to wade- through slaughter... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood[41]. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guillless of his country's hlood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their hist'ry in a nation's eyes. Their lot forhade ; nor i-ircumscrih'd alone Their growing virtues, hut... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th* applause ot Hst'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, - "' And read their hist'ry in a natiqu's «yes, 4 I ELEGY " ~ Their lot forbad; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...Milton, here may rest j some Cromiyell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th" applause of list'ning senates to command, the threats of pain and ruin to despise, to scatter plenty o'er a smiling laud, and read their history in a nation's eye their lot forbade :" The heart of a philanthropist,... | |
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