 The dullest genius cannot fail To find the moral of my tale : That the distinguish'd part of men, With compass, pencil, sword, or pen, Should in life's visit leave their name, In characters, which may proclaim, That they with ardour strove to raise At...  The Quarterly Review - Page 367edited by - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...may proclaim, That That they with ardour ftrove to raife At once their arts, and country's praife ; And in their working took great care, That all was full, and round, and fair. DEMO.CRITUS AND HERACLITUS. , deardroll, revifit earth, And with our follies glut thy heighten'd mirth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 pages
...which may proclaim, That they with ardour fhove to raife At once their arts, and country's praifej Anil in their working took great care, That all was full, and round, and fair. DEMOCRITUS and HERACLITUS. ~T\ EMOCRITUS, dear droll, revifit earth, *~^ And with our follies glut... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...may proclaim, That That they with ardour ftrove to raife At once their arts, and country's praife ; And in their working took great care, That all was full, and round, and faif'. ;,Q: C ..R: /I. •\ !..!'• •:.,:•••' A «i:• tf ...-., .. : • ; .. .; HERACLITU... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...which may proclaim That they with ardour ftrove to raife At once their arts, and country's praife ; And in their working took great care, That all was full, and round, and fair. DEMOCRITUS AND HERACLITUS. -TVEMOCRITUS, dear droll, revifit earth, •*"' And with our follies glut... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1802 - 504 pages
...which may proclaim That they with ardour Itrove to raife At once their arts and country's p raife ; And in their working took great care That all was full, and round, and fair. HANS CARVEL. HANS CARVEL, impotent and old, Marry'da lafs of London mould. Handfome ? Enough ; extremely... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 462 pages
...proclaim That they, with ardour, ftrove to raife At once their art, and country's praife; And, in the working, took great care That all was full, and round, and fair." The circumflances of Mr. Day's difpofition, habits, and deftiny were fo peculiar, as to jufHfy digreffion... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 520 pages
...their name, In characters which may proclaim That they with ardour strove to raise At once their arts and country's praise; And in their working took great care That all was full, and round, and fair. HANS CARVEL. HANS CARVEL, impotent and old, Marry'da lass of London mould. Handsome ? Enough ; extremely... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 524 pages
...each their patriotic flight ; Like the two worthies of my story, On mutual plumes, to mutual glory. * And, in their working, took great care, That all was full, and round, and fair. P. NOTES, EXPLANATORY OF THE FOREGOING ALTERATIONS. I. APELLES delicately drew A line, retiring from... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 520 pages
...each their patriotic flight ; Like the two worthies of my story, On mutual plumes, to mutual glory. * And, in their working, took great care, That all was full, and round, and fair. P. NOTES, EXPLANATORY OF THE FOREGOING ALTERATIONS. I. APELLES delicately drew A line, retiring from... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 466 pages
...compass, pencil, sword, or pen, Should in life's visit leave their name In characters, which may proclaim That they with ardour strove to raise At once their...great care That all was full, and round, and fair. ' ffJJYS CARVEL. HANS Carvel, impotent and old, Married a lass of London mould: Handsome enough; extremely... | |
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