 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes - Side 8redigert av - 1782Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1753 - 712 sider
...pow'r, Thou tamer of the h-jrnan bread, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The bad affright, airlift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taOe of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfclt before, unpitied and alone. When lirrt... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 sider
...Power, Thou Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflia the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud...of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs uni-ck before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 sider
...relentlefs Power, Thou Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 sider
...relentkfs Power, Thou Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bad to form her infant... | |
 | 1753 - 716 sider
...Thou tinier of the hum. » breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The bad affr.gV.t, affKift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud...tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied ,ina alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 sider
...•"-^ Thou Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflict the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire ,to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bade to form her infant... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 sider
...Pow'r, ^^ Thou Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour, The Bad affright, afflift the Beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafte of pain, And And purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. "When firft thy fire... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 142 sider
...fl —' Thou Tamer of the human breaft, I ) Whofe iron fcourgc and tort'ring hour, The Bad affright, afflift the Beft! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to tafle of pain, And purple Tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone When firft... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 sider
...Tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour The Bad affright, afflift the Btjft ! Bound in. thy adamantine chain The proud are taught...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bade to form her infant... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1770 - 134 sider
...of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour, The Bad affright, afflia the Bed ! Bound Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught...unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling Child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly Birth, And bade to form her infant... | |
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