 Nor interest made the factious crowd to join: The sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign; And looking backward with a wise affright Saw seams of wounds dishonest to the sight, In contemplation of whose ugly scars...  The Satires of Dryden - Page 6by John Dryden - 1893 - 137 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...part of Is'rael free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign ; 70 And looking hackward, with a wise affright, Saw seams of wounds, dishonest...to the sight; In contemplation of whose ugly scars, Theycurs'd the memory of Civil wars. The mod'rate sort of men thus qualify'd, 75 Inclin'd the halance... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...crowd to join : The sober part of Is'rael free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign : 70 And looking backward, with a wise affright, Saw seams...dishonest to the sight; In contemplation of whose ugly scarj, They curs'd the memory of Civil wars. The mod'rate sort of men thus qualify 'd, Inclin'd the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...crowd to join: The sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign . And looking backward, with a wise affright, Saw seams...sight , In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They cnrs'd the memory of civil wan. The moderate sort of men, thus qualified, Inclin'd the balance to the... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...crowd to join : The sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign; And, looking backward with a wise affright, Saw seams...sight ; In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curst the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men, thus qualified, Inclined the balance to the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...crowd to join : The sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign ; And, looking backward with a wise affright, Saw seams...sight ; In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curst the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men, thus qualified, Inclined the balance to the... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...crowd to join: The sober pait of Israel, free From stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign ; And looking backward, with a wise affright, Saw seams...sight , In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curs'd the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men, thus qualified, Inclin'd the balance to... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...crowd to join 'I'll,- sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign; And looking backward with a wise affright, Saw seams...dishonest to the sight : In contemplation of whose usrly scars, They cnra'd the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men thus qualified, Inclin'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reigu; And, looking backward with a wise aflrisrht, Saw seams of wounds dishonest to the sight : In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curst the memory of civil wars. 'I in moderate sort of men thus qnalify'd, Inclin'd the balance to... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...crowd to join : The sober part of Israel, free from stain, Well knew the value of a peaceful reign ; And looking backward, with a wise affright, Saw seams...sight , In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curs'd the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men, thus qualified, Inclin'd the balance to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...affright, Saw seams of wounds dishonest to the sight ; In contemplation of whose ugly scars, They curst the memory of civil wars. The moderate sort of men,...bad found no occasion to rebel. But when to sin our biass'd nature leans, The careful devil is still at hand with means, And providently pimps for ill... | |
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