 Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations...  The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the Author - Page 68by Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or livest thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin, to the gulfs below.... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey' в end be thine ? Or livest thou now, with safer pride content, The 0 * Q . the enormous weight ? Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gnlfs below... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1876 - 76 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, 125 On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight ? Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With... | |
 | 1878 - 446 pages
...Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banl^s of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of Fate...beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gnlf below ? Who gave great Villiers to th' assassin's knife, And fixed disease on Barley's closing... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1878 - 772 pages
...pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate 125 On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight? Why,...to the gulphs below ? What gave great Villiers to th' assassin's knife, k . " And fix'd disease on Harley's closing life? ,-';u^ 130 What murder'd Wentworth... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine Î Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...[be thine? Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey 's end Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did...fate, On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight ? [blow, Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's With louder ruin to the gulfs below ? [knife, What gave... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest Justice on the banks of Trent ? For, why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 642 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest Justice on the banks of Trent ? For, why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - 1880 - 380 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight ? Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below.... | |
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