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,... Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 52by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
| English literature - 1753 - 750 pages
...tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly grone, With pangs unfclt before, unpity'd and alón«. \Vhen firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'uly birth, And bade to form her infant-mind. Stern rugged nurft ! thy rigid lore With patknce... | |
| Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs uni-ck before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd,...Birth, And bad to form her infant mind. Stern rugged NurfeI thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore: What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know, And... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And... | |
| Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And... | |
| English essays - 1753 - 716 pages
...are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied ,ina alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the he.iv'nly birth, And bad to form her infant mind. "Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience... | |
| English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...pain, And purple tyrants vainly grcan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone When firft thy Sire to fend on earth 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 many a year fhe bore... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...Bad affright, afflict the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire ,to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...affright, afflift the Btjft ! Bound in. thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafte of pain, ' . And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And... | |
| English literature - 1793 - 814 pages
...affright, affliil the hett ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tifte of pi-'П, And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone." GREY. WHO would not relinquifh the gaudy pomp and fpleodour of a court, the coftly robe, the fumptuous... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...affright, afflidt the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain, I And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
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