 Thus some are born, my son,' she cries, ' With base impediments to rise, And some are born with none. ' But virtue can itself advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of fate, And from itself...  The Poetical Works - Page 32by Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 185 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...fools of chance " By fortune feem defign'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from itfelf make off the weight " Upon th' unworthy mind." THE VIGIL OF VENUS. WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF JULIUS CJESAR, AND BY SOME ASCRIBED TO CATULLUS. T ET thofe lo*ve no*w, vjho never lav' 'd hefore... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...tale a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly stroked my youngling head, , And when the tale was done, — " Thus some are born, my son," she cries, " With base...shake off the weight " Upon th' unworthy mind,"—- 283 No. XXXIX. THEODORE AND HONORIA. DEYDEN. OF all the cities in Romanian lands, The chief, and most... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...This tale a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly stroak'd my youngling head; And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son," she cries, " With base...none. " But Virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of Chance " By Fortune seem design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, " And from... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...impediments to rise. And some are horn with none. " But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd: Virtue...itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind." ALEXANDER'S FEAST. BY DRYDEN. FWAS at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son : Ah... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly stroak'd my youngling head; And when the tale was done, " Thus spme are born, my son," she cries, " With base impediments...none. " But Virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of Chance " By Fortune •seem design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, " And... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...This tale a sybil-nurse ared ; She softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son, she cries, " With base...none. " But virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of chance " By fortune seem'd design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 420 pages
...This tale a sybil-nurse ared ; She softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son, she cries, " With base...none. " But virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of chance " By fortune seem'd design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...This tale a Sobil-Nu/se ared ; She softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, ' Thus some are born, my son (she. cries) ' With base...none. ' But virtue can itself advance ' To what the fav'rite fools of chance ' By fortune seem design'd ; * Virtue can gain the odds of fate, ' And from... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...impediments to rise, And some are bora with none. " But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd: Virtue...itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind." ALEXANDER'S FEAST. BY DRYDEN. 'TwAS at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son: Aloft... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 436 pages
...force: This tale a Sibil nurse ared, She softly stroked my youngling head, And when the tale was done, Thus some are born, my son, she cries. With base impediments to rise, And some are born with nonei But Virtue can itself advance, To what the favourite fools of Chance By Fortune seem designedi... | |
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