 Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise? From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler...  'Recommended to mercy' [by M.C. Houstoun]. - الصفحة 1بواسطة Matilda Charlotte Houstoun - 1862عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1789 - عدد الصفحات: 228
...gulphs of Fate. Prom Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. The... | |
 | 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 954
...when overtaken by old age, as well as to their coevals in the world at large, may be applied — " In life's last scene, what prodigies surprise! Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise!* They also, while they shew the greatness, shew also the littleness, of our degraded nature. Positivehardness,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 238
...gulf* of fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of flotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ller and a show. The... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend. By Sofon caution'd to regard his end, lirst contracted, that if ever found By clay or night upon th* Athenian ground. His head ! From Marlu'roup'h's eyes the streams of dotage And Swift expires a dnv'lcr and a show, [flow , The... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 526
...gulfs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon cantion'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show. The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 372
...fate. VOL. i. U From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. * The... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 448
...early period of our revolutionary struggle, thus spent their declining years. " In life's last scenes what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave and follies of the wise. Krom Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show." Besides... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 250
...gulfs of Fate. Frorn Lydia's monarch shouid the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show. The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 202
...gulfs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage And Swift expires a driveller and a show. [flow, The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 154
...gulfs of fate — From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon cautioned to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise! From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller, and a show. The... | |
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