 Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown, Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle that oppressed the noble seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung And Heaven had wanted one immortal song.  The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 131by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...more clean : Unbrib'd, untbught, the Wretched to vedrtfs, Swift of Difpatcn, andeafy of Accefs. 0 ! had he been content to ferve the Crown, With Virtues...only proper to the Gown ; Or had the Ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cockle, that opprefs'd the noble Seed ; David for him his tuneful Harp had ftvung,... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...grudge ; The Statefrnan we abhor, but praife the Judge. In Ifrael's Courts ne'er fat an -Akbetlidin With more difcerning Eyes, or Hands more clean; Unbrib'd,...only proper to the Gown ; Or, had the ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cockle, that oppreft the Noble Seed : JDavid, for him his tuneful Harp had ftrung,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...difcerning Eyes, or Hands more clean : Unbrib'd, unfought, the, wretched to rctlrefs ; Swift of Difparch, and eafy of Accefs. Oh, had he been content to ferve...only proper to the Gown, Or, had the ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cockle, that oppreft the Noble Seed: David, 101 nim his tuneful Harp had ftrung,... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...unfought, the wretched to redrefs ; Swift of Difpatch, and eafy of Accefs. Oh, had he been conrent to ferve the Crown, With Virtues only proper to the Gown ; Or, had the ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cookie, thatoppreft the Noble Seed: David, for him his tuneful Harp had ftrung,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...Abethdin With more difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redreft ; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he...the noble feed ; David for him his tuneful harp had fining, And heaven had wanted one immortal fong. But wild ambition loves to flide, not ftand, And fortune's... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...Abethdin With more difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redrefs 5 Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he...harp had ftrung, And heaven had wanted one immortal fong. But wild ambition loves to Hide, not ftand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...wretched to redrefs; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve the erown, With virtues only proper to the gown ; Or, had the...the noble feed; David, for him, his tuneful harp had linmg, And heav'n had wanted one immortal lung. But wild ambition loves to Hide, not lland, And Fortune's... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...difpatch-, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve the crowa With virtues only proper to-the gown; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From cockle, that opprefs'd the noble Il-ed, David for him his tuneful harp had ftrung, And heaven had wanted one immortal long. But wild... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...which they grew, and to which they are immediately introductory : " O, had he been content to serve the crown " With virtues only proper to the gown, . " Or had the rankness of the soil," &c. For so natural an addition, therefore, we have no occasion to look for any... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 601 pages
...which they grew, arid to which they are immediately introductory : " O, had he been content to serve the crown " With virtues only proper to the gown-, " Or had the rankness of the soil," &c. For so natural an addition, therefore, we have no occasion to look for any... | |
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