 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...Fate, The Devil and the Jibufitc did hate : Born to be fav'd, even in their own defpight ; ... Be«ufe they could not help believing right. Such were the Tools ; but a whole Hydra more Remains, of fprouting heads too long to fcore.^. Some of their Chiefs were Princes of the LancU- _ "\ " In th«... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jebufite did hate : Born to be fav'd, even in their own defpite, Becaufe they could not help believing right. Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of fprouting heads too long to fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In the firft rank... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jebufite did hate: Born to be fav'd, ev'n in their own defpite, Becaufe they could not help believing right. Such were the tools: but a whole Hydra moreRemains of fprouting heads too long to fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land; In... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...think too little, and who talk too much : These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, 535 Ador'd their fathers' God and property ; And, by the same blind benefit of fate, The devil and the Jehusite did hate : Born to be sav'd, t'en in their own despight, Because they could not help believing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 336 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jebufite did hate : Born to be fav'd ev'n in their own defpite, Becaufe they could not help believing right. Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of fprouting heads too long to fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; Jn the firft rank... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jcbufite did hate : Born to be fav'd, ev'n in their own dcfpitt, Becaufe they could not help believing right. Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of fprouting heads too long to fcorc. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In the firft rank... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jebufite did hate : Born to be fav'd ev'u in their own dcfpite, Bccaufc they could not help believing right. Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more. Remains of fpn uting head? too long to fcorc. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In the firft rank... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...of fate, The devil and the Jebufite did hate : Born to he lav'd ev'n in their own defpite, Btcaufe they could not help believing right. Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of fprouting heads too long to fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In the firir, rank... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...Who think too little, and who talk too much r These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, Ador'd their fathers' God and property: And, by the same...Jebusite did hate : Born to be sav'd, e'en in their own despight, Because they could not help believing right. 54* Such were the tools; but a whole hydra more... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...benefit of fate, The devil and thejebufitcdid hate: Born to be fav'd, ev'n in their own defpite, Hacaufc they could not help believing right. Such were the tools: but a whole Hydra more Remains of Iproiiting heads too long to fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes ot the land: In the firft rank... | |
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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much. These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, Ador'd their fathers... 
