| 1714 - 528 страници
...Golden Age,: The Golden Leaf to Silver foon refigns, And fair the Sheet, but yet more faintly (hiues.: Of bafer Brafs the next denotes the Times ; An impious...wears a worfe and browner Face, And adds to gloomy T3ays an Iron Race. Cong. The Golden Age to Silver was debas'd ; To Copper that ; our Metal came at... | |
| William Congreve - 1774 - 438 страници
...Golden Age. The Golden Leaf to Silver foon refigns, And fair the Sheet, but yet more faintly mines. Of bafer Brafs, the next denotes the Times, An impious...Face, And adds to gloomy Days an Iron Race. He turns die Book, and ev'ry Age reviews, Then all the kingly Line his Eye purfues : The Firft of Men, and Lords... | |
| John Bell - 1787 - 410 страници
...reiigns, And fair the fheet, but yet more faintly, fhines : Of baler Urals, the ntxt denotes the times, 70 An impious page, deform'd with deadly crimes: The...to gloomy days an Iron race. He turns the book, and ev'ry age reviews, Then all the kingly line his eye purfues ; JJ The firft of men, and Lords of Earth... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 страници
...golden age. The golden leaf to filver foon refigns, And fair the meet, but yet more faintly, mines. Of bafer brafs, the next denotes the times ; An impious...face, And adds to gloomy days an iron race. • He He turns the book, and every age reviews, Then all the kingly line his eye purfues : The firft of men,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 страници
...golden leaf to silver soon resigns, And fair the sheet, but ye,t more faintly, shines. Of baser brass, the next denotes the times: An impious page, deform'd with deadly crimes. The fourth yet wears a worse and browner face, And adds to gloomy days an iron race. He turns the book, and every age reviews,... | |
| William Congreve - 1923 - 244 страници
...Golden Age. The Golden Leaf to Silver foon refigns, And fair the Sheet, but yet more faintly (nines. Of bafer Brafs, the next denotes the Times, An impious...to Gloomy Days an Iron Race. He turns the Book, and ev'ry Age reviews, Then all the Kingly Line his Eye purfues: The Firft of Men, and Lords of Earth defign'd,... | |
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