 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 348 pages
...Ambition's tafk refign : 'Tis ours in Senates or in Courts to fnine, To labour for a funk corrupted flate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breads fhould move, t Th' important Bufmefs of your life is Love ; To this great point direft your... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 344 pages
...Ambition's tafk refign : 'Tis ours in Senates or in Courts to fhine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts mould move, •Th' important bufmefs of your life is Love ; To this great point direft your... | |
 | 1764 - 404 pages
...ambition's taik refign; 'Tis our's in fenates, or in courts to fhine : To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy — and be great ; One only care your gentle Br.eafts fhou'd move,; Th' important bufineis of your life — is Love t To this great point direct... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 410 pages
...Ambition's taflc refign : 'Tis ours in Senates or in Courts to fhine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts fhould move, Th' important bufinefs of your life is Love : To this great point direct your... | |
 | 1770 - 268 pages
...ambition's talk refign : 'Tis ours in fenates or in courts to fhine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts fhould move, Th' important bufmefs of your life is love : To this great point direft your conftant... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 278 pages
...stands<defying gods and men, / .• • As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. to Seek to be. good, but aim not to be great; A woman's noblest station is retreat ; Her fairest virtues fly from publick sight, . i Domestick worth, that shuns too strong a light. To rougher man Ambition's task resign;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 456 pages
...Ambition's tafk refign ; 'Tis ours in fenates or in courts to mine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Oi dare the rage of Envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts fiiould move, Th' important bufinefs of your life is love; To this great point direct your... | |
 | 1782 - 370 pages
...Ambition's talk refign : 'Tis ours in Senates or in Courts to mine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts mould movei Th' important bufinefs of your life is Love : To this great point direct your conlbnt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 pages
...ambition's tafk refign : 'Tis ours in fenates or in courts to fhine, To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts mould move, Th' important bufinefs of your life is love : To this great point direft your conftant... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...Ambition's tafk refign : Tis ours in fenates or in courts to fhine; To labour for a funk corrupted ftate, Or dare the rage of Envy, and be great. One only care your gentle breafts mould mover Th" important bufinefs of your life is love ; To this great point direct your conftantaim,... | |
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Seek to be good, but aim not to be great: A woman's noblest station is retreat; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns too strong a light. 
