| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...hear his Death, ye Blockheads, hear and Oeep. The (i) feftal Blazes, the triumphal Show, The ravifh'd Standard, and the captive Foe, The Senate's Thanks, the Gazette's pompous Tale, With Force refiftlefs o'er the Brave prevail. Such Bribes the rapid Greek o'er Afia whirl'd, For fuch the fteady... | |
| English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...Genius weep; But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. t The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish 'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks,...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Ronians shook the world ; For such in distant htnds the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, » See Cent. Mag. Vol. LXVUI. p. 951, tYer. 13 j— 14*. The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...weep> But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep.. * The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette '» ormer strength was but plethoric ill. Yet still the loss such the steady Romans shoo* the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gaaette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whiiTd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...Genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hearand sleep. '"The fi-jtal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia vhirl'd, For such the steady Roman shook the world ; For such in distant lauds the Britons shine, And... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...'>0 The ff-stal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, Tin' wnatc's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the r.ipid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the sleady Roman shook the world ; For siidi in distant lands... | |
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