 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin-'d ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. [2] That humble beauty... | |
 | Old Humphrey - London (England) - 1799 - 372 pages
...nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; 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 blot out a deed of blood from the record... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...forbad: nor circuuiscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame [42]. Far from the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...form'd, for every decent part, The healthy offspring that adorn'd their house. Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame[42]. Far from the madding... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...virtues, but their crimes confin'd ? Forbade to wade- through slaughter to a throne, And shut the grates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious...Truth to hide , To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shauie, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...Their lot forbad; nor cfrcumscrib'd alone »'• ' Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade thro' slaughter to a throne, ' And shut the gates of mercy on mankind; The ftruggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame, Or heap the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...lot forbad; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes connn'd ; !'(>: i) ,-.l to wade thro' slaughter to a throne, And shut the...Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Sliamb, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Ptide t With incense kindled at tlie Muse's flame. Far from... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes coafin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy...to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...crrcumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes eonfin'd; Forbade to wade thro' flaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind....to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride "With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding... | |
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Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's... 
