 My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory,...  The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Life of Dryden - Page 262by Walter Scott, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner - 1869Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpsewasgpne. My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am: Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame, Good life be now my task : my doubts are done ; What... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follovr'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was goue, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done ; What... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain de^ sires; " My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, '•'...sparkles of her own. " Such was I, such by nature still I am; " Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. " Good life be now my task: my doubts are done;... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; ** My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, "...pride struck out new sparkles of her own. " Such was 1, such by nature still 1 am ; " Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame". " Good life be now my... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! -*• • * » * Unitarians. See-Note VI. Good life... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My...sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done ; What... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood-, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! * Unitarians. See Note VJ, Good life be now my task... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such bj nature still 1 am ; Be thine the glory," and be mine the shame! * Unitarians. See Note VI. Good... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when thejr glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; JJe thine the glory, and be mine the shame !" The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...lights, and when their blaxe was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her owa. Such was 1 — such by nature still 1 am : Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame '. Good life be now my task, my d«ubU are done}JUMNUS. ,' ON COMMERCE. No. XXX¥. ' THE French cruizers... | |
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