 | 1789 - 228 pages
...hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With...;This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 442 pages
...hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With...shine, And stain. with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; f.pisi. tI. AND PRECEPTIVE 4<) This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 pages
...hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With...world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And slain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With...And stain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; This power has praise, that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...hear and sleep.. * The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With...This pow'r has praise, that virtue scarce can warm Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet reason frowns on war's unequal game, Where wasted nations... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette 'ยป pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave...Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shoo* the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube or the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gaaette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whiiTd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...hearand sleep. '"The fi-jtal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With...brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia vhirl'd, For such the steady Roman shook the world ; For such in distant lauds the Britons shine, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...'>0 The ff-stal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, Tin' wnatc's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the r.ipid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the sleady Roman shook the world ; For siidi in distant lands... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pages
...hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With...And stain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; This power has praise that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet Reason frowns... | |
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The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For... 
