 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 страници
...Pow'r : And Nobler is a limited Command, Giv'n by the Lore of all your Native Land, Than a fucceflive Title, Long and Dark, Drawn from the Mouldy Rolls of Noah's ArK. What cannot Praife effea in Mighty Minds, When Flattery Sooths, and when Ambition Blinds ! Defire of Pow'r, on Earth a... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 страници
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls...flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis glory •,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 страници
...pow'r : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effeft in mighty minds, When flatt'ry fooths, and when ambition blinds? Defiie of pow'r, on earth a... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 страници
...; And nobler is a limited command, Giv'n hy the love of all your native land, g0o Than a successive title, long, and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praise effect tn mighty minds, When flatt'ry sooths, and when Amhition blinds? Desire of pow'r, on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 страници
...power; And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls...minds. When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds f Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 страници
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effefl in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Def:re of power, on earth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 страници
...fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot praife effeft in mighty minds, When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds ? Defire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high is of celeftial feed : In God 'tis glory ; and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 страници
...pow'r; And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fucccmve of prey, And let it keep one fliape, till cuftom make it Their perch, and not their eSetl in mighty mind?. When flattery (bodies, ni.d when ambition blind*? 3 IXfire rue* d ") and, /... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 страници
...power : And nobler is a limited command, Given by the love of all your native land, Than a fuccctlivc title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. What cannot prailc clTcct in mighty minds, When flattery footlis, — and when ambition blinds ? Dcfire of power,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 страници
...fucceffive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy roils of No.ih's arV. What cannot praife tft'tit in mighty minds. When flattery fooths, and when ambition blinds? Defire of power on earth a vicious weed, Yet fprung from high i« of celeftiai feed : In God 'tis jilory ; and... | |
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Given by the love of all your native land, Than a successive title, long and dark, Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. 
