 Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darts, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his course, Safe glides his little bark along the shore Where virtue takes her stand ; but if too far He launches...  Death: A Seatonian Prize Poem - Page 20by Beilby Porteus - 1803 - 66 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - Death - 1759 - 60 pages
...nought fufpeâing; Means to be bleil — But finds himfelf undone. I4 DEATH: Down the fmooth ftream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal iky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe ; Safe glides his little bark along the ihore... | |
 | University of Cambridge - College verse - 1772 - 352 pages
...youth, who nought fufpefting Means to be bleft — But finds himfelf undone. Down the fmooth ftream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal fey, Hope fwells his fails, and Fancy fleers his courfe ; Safe glides his little bark along the fhore... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - Death - 1772 - 72 pages
...youth, who nought fufpedting Means to be bleft — But finds himfelf undone. Down the fmooth itream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal iky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe. Safe glides his little bark along the ihore... | |
 | 1800 - 452 pages
...following fketeh of youth is mafterly, and the latter part full of inftruction. Down the fmooth ftrcam of life the STRIPLING darts, Gay as the morn; bright glows the vernal fky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe. Safe glides his little bark along the more,... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1803 - 228 pages
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth ; Where in th' intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He snares the simple yputh, whp nought suspecting, Means to be blest :— rBut finds himself undone. Down the smooth stream... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...frantic scenes ..Of midnight revel and tumultpcufr mirth> Where in th' Intoxicating draught conceaW, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...darts, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his course, Safe glides his little bark along the shore Where... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth, Where in the intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darts, Guv as the morn; bright glows the vernal sfcy. Hope swells his sails, and Passion steers his course.... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - Scotland - 1806 - 268 pages
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth; Where, in the intoxicating draught conceal'd, He snares the simple youth, who nought suspecting, Means to be blest — but finds himself undone. Oh ! happier far To lie like gallant Howe, 'midst Indian wild*, A breathless corse, cut off by savage... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - Apologetics - 1808 - 162 pages
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth, Where in th' intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...undone. Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darU, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his... | |
 | College verse, English - 1808 - 348 pages
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth, Where, in th' intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless Love, He...simple youth, who nought suspecting Means to be blest- — Put finds himself undone, 'i Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darts, Gay as the morn... | |
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