 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...Pow'r : And Nobler is a limited Command, Giv'n by the Lore of all your Native Land, Than a fucceflive Title, Long and Dark, Drawn from the Mouldy Rolls of Noah's ArK. What cannot Praife effea in Mighty Minds, When Flattery Sooths, and when Ambition Blinds ! Defire of Pow'r, on Earth a... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls...flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis glory •,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...pow'r : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effeft in mighty minds, When flatt'ry fooths, and when ambition blinds? Defiie of pow'r, on earth a... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...; And nobler is a limited command, Giv'n hy the love of all your native land, g0o Than a successive title, long, and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect tn mighty minds, When flatt'ry sooths, and when Amhition blinds? Desire of pow'r, on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 350 pages
...power; And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls...minds. When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds f Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effefl in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Def:re of power, on earth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effeft in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis glory ; and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...pow'r; And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucccmve of prey, And let it keep one fliape, till cuftom make it Their perch, and not their eSetl in mighty mind?. When flattery (bodies, ni.d when ambition blind*? 3 IXfire rue* d ") and, /... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fuccctlivc title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot prailc clTcct in mighty minds, When flattery footlis, — and when ambition blinds ? Dcfire of power,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy roils of No.ih's arV. What cannot praife tft'tit in mighty minds. When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds? Defire of power on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high i« of celeftiai feed : In God 'tis jilory ; and... | |
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Given by the love of all your native land, Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. 
