 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 sidor
...worlds, The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. 760 Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives...in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fca He wings his courfc, and preys in diftant ifles. 765 SHOULD I my fteps turn to the rural feat,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sidor
...vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal 'fire. •Mow fit to raile a kingdom of-their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages; of his empire; which, in peace, 760 Unftainy he holds, while many a league to fea He wings-iis courfe, and preys in diftant iflcs.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 sidor
...Refign the fetting fun to Indian worlds, 755 The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a...own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, Forages, of his empire; which, in peace, 760 Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 sidor
...the fetting fun to Indian worlds, 755 The royal eagle.draws his^vig'rous young r . Strong-po;unc'd,. and ardent with paternal fire.. Now fit to raife a...kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the tow'ring- feat, For ages,, of his empire ;, which,, in peace, 760 Unftain'd he holds, while many a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 sidor
...young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. * The fartheft of the wcftern iflands of Scotland. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives...towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, 760 Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifles.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 sidor
...Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. * The fartheft of the weftern iflands of Scotland. Now How fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them...towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, 760 Urftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifles.... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 sidor
...Refign the fetting fun to Indian worlds, 755 The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire : Now fit to raife a...towering feat, For ages, of his empire, which in peace 76* Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifles.... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sidor
...Relign the fetting fun to Indian worlds, The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a...in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to lea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifles. Should I my fteps turn to the rural feat, Whofe... | |
 | 1788 - 404 sidor
...Now fit to raife a kingdom uf their own, He drives them from his fort, the tow'ring teat, For :iges, of his empire; which in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifle*. Should I my fteps turn to the rural fe-it,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 sidor
...Refign the fetting fun to Indian worlds, 755 The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a...towering feat, For ages of his empire ; which, in peace, 76* Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea He wings his courfe, and preys in diftant ifles.... | |
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Kilda's* shore ; whose lonely race Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds, The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire ^ Now fit to raise a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering seat,... 
