 Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes...  Narrative and Lyric Poems: For Students - Page 203edited by - 1909 - 512 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...years, withstood an act of public oppression, and had it redressed. xvI. " Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...read their history in a nation's eyes, " Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest , Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. *Th' applause of list'ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin...read their history in a nation's eyes , Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ? Forbade to wade-... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...the spoi's of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury rcpress'd their noble rage, And froze the gciu'al current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray...their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : por circumscrib'd alone The;r growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...dauntless breast The little, tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mule inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th'...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumscrili'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confm'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th1 applause of listening senates to command, The threats...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor eireumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. TIi' applause of listening senates to command, The threats...And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed aione Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined : Forbade to wade... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...inglorious Milton here may rest; Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...And read their history in a nation's eyes. Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd : Forbade to wade... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 60 Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone 65 Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; NOTES. For the expression... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 'I'll' applause of listening senates to command, The threats...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade through slaughter... | |
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