 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...theit Glimps was My Pride ftruck out new Sparkles of her otfn. [gone, Such was I, fuch by Nature ftill I am, Be thine the Glory, and be mine the Shame. Good Life be now my Task : My Doubts are do»e, (What more could fright myFaith,than three in One?} Can I believe erernal God could lye -, Difguis'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...their glimpse wasgone, My prtde struck out new sparkles oi her own. 7f I'thhu JZ. 1 Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine...now my task : my doubts are done; What more could fright my fa'th than Three inOne ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So " Disguis'd in mortal mould... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpsewasgpne. My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So Disguis'd in mortal mould... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follovr'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was goue, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguis'd in mortal mould and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...forsake. " My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain de^ sires; " My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse...could shock my faith than Three in One?" In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose unintentionally, some touches of 1781. his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...forsake. " My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; ** My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse...pride struck out new sparkles of her own. " Such was 1, such by nature still 1 am ; " Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame". " Good life be now my... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...to forsake! My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse...now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could fright my faith than Three in One ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguis'd in mortal mould and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! -*• • * » * Unitarians. See-Note VI. Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood-, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! * Unitarians. See Note VJ, Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more could fright... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when thejr glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; JJe thine the glory, and be mine the shame !" The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless youth"... | |
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My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory,... 
