 | John Wesley - 1786 - 738 sidor
...o'er a Trailing land, And read their hifl'ry in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade; nor circumfcribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade to wade through (laughter to a throne, And (hut the gates of mercy on mankind. The ftruggling pangs of confcious truth... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 sidor
...comparison, to reflect on the pious, though unnoticed poor, whom, to do deeds of fame and glory— " Their lot forbade, nor circumscribed alone Their growing...Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind!" The name of king will not cover a crime from an all-seeing eye, nor... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1800 - 322 sidor
...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 sidor
...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... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 - 1804 - 224 sidor
...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 sidor
...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... | |
 | William Wirt - 1804 - 120 sidor
...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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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. The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to... 
