 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...soul the nearest way. VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. WHERE then shall hope and fear their objects find, Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless...sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...then ihall hope and fear their objecti flnd Î Shall dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? M ust helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down...the torrent of his fate ? Shall no dislike alarm, no wUhsa rise, No cries attempt the mercy of the ski« ? Inquirer, cease ; petitions yet remain, Which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...Where then shall hope and fear their object« find f Shall dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind Í Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate. Roll darkling down the torrent of hii fate ? Shall no dislike alarm, no wishes rise. No cries attempt the mercy of the skies f Inquirer,... | |
 | Thomas Carpenter (schoolmaster.) - 1828 - 332 pages
...Prayer recommended, and its objects dejined. SAY, where shall Hope and Fear their objects find 1 Must dull Suspense corrupt the stagnant mind .' .Must helpless...sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer, cease—petitions... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...of heaven ! BOWRIXC. VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. WHERE then shall hope and fear their objects find, Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless...sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease,... | |
 | 1828 - 198 pages
...is thy sting? POPE. TANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. \Vhere then shall hope and fear their objects find, Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless...sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate? Must not dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies? Inquirer, cease,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 pages
...humours. Addison on Italy. Foul ministers, dark-working by the force Of secret, sapping gold. Thomson. Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, \o cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Johnson. Vanity... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.), Harding Grant - 1830 - 654 pages
...suffer themselves to pardon its introduction. " Where then shall hope and fear their objects find ? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless...sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...consoled with the assurance that happiness may be attained, if we " apply our hearts" to piety : " Where then shall hope and fear their objects find...the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer, cease ; petitions jet remain, Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice,... | |
 | John Evans - 1831 - 322 pages
...Wishes, a poem of a similar tendency, he has, however, made ample amends by his concluding lines : Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find...Shall dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must hopeless man, in ignorance sedate, Fall darkling down the torrent of his fate 1 Shall no dislike alarm,... | |
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Where then shall hope and fear their objects find ? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate... 
