Tis Rome requires our tears. The mistress of the world, the seat of empire, The nurse of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And set the nations free, Rome is no more. The Monitor: Or, British Freeholder: From Aug. 9, 1755, to July 16, 1757 ... - Page 3811757Full view - About this book
| Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 pages
...Lofs Afflift your Hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our Tea rs. TheMiftrefsof the World, the Seat of Empire, The Nurfe of Heroes, the Delight of Gods, That humbled the proud Tyrants of the Earth, And fet the Nations free, Rome is no more. O Liberty! O Virtue! O my Country ! Juia. Behold that upright... | |
| 1757 - 564 pages
...protection they were raifed. By fuch means Rome was undone ; and though Britain is cfleemcd the happiefl nation upon earth, the nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, that humbled the proud tyrants of the e:i;:h, andhadfct other nations freK ; yet if her people fliould be once overrun with vice, if they... | |
| Voltaire - 1761 - 326 pages
...Afflict your hearts : 'tis Rome requires our tears ; The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth And fet the nations free. Rome is no more. O liberty ! O virtue ! O my country ! This is what the late... | |
| Voltaire - 1761 - 214 pages
...Afflicr. your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tearj. The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fet the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty! O virtue ! O my country ! This is what the late Mr.... | |
| Voltaire - 1761 - 330 pages
...Afflict your hearts : 'tis Rome requires our tears ; The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth And f 208] And fet the nations free. Rome is no.moreO liberty ! O virtue ! O my country ! This is what... | |
| Francis Gentleman - 1773 - 100 pages
...powc'rs to exprefs properly. Tis Rome demands our tears ; The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire ! The nurfe of heroes ! the delight of gods ! That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fet the nations free - Rome is no more. Oh liberty! Oh virtue! O my country .r ;;\ * * * * * * # •'.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 pages
...Afflia Afflift your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fet the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty ! O virtue l O my country ! JUB A. Behold that upright... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...lofs Afflift your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The miftrefs of the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fet the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty ! O virtue ! O my country ! JUB A. Behold that upright... | |
| John Bell - 1791 - 292 pages
...your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears, The mistress of the world, the seat of empire, The nurse of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And set the nations free, Rome is no more. Oh, liberty ! Oh, virtue I Oh, my country ! Jub. Behold that... | |
| 1795 - 846 pages
...lofs Afilia your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The millref. nf the world, the feat of empire, The nurfe of heroes, the delight of gods, ^That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And fct the nations free, Rome is no mure. О liberty ! О virtue ! О my country ! Behold that upright... | |
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