Poems by Mr. Gray. A new editionOsborne & Griffin, 1787 - 132 pages |
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Page 24
... human fate , And black misfortune's baleful train ! Ah , fhew them where in ambush stand To feize their prey the murth'rous band ! Ah , tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Paffions tear , The vultures of the mind , Difdainful ...
... human fate , And black misfortune's baleful train ! Ah , fhew them where in ambush stand To feize their prey the murth'rous band ! Ah , tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Paffions tear , The vultures of the mind , Difdainful ...
Page 29
... human breaft , Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour , The Bad affright , afflict the Best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to taste of pain , And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before , unpitied and a ...
... human breaft , Whofe iron fcourge and tort'ring hour , The Bad affright , afflict the Best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to taste of pain , And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before , unpitied and a ...
Page 70
... human entrails made ) , And the weights that play below , Each a gafping Warrior's head . Shafts for shuttles dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along , Swords that once a monarch bore , Keep the tiffue close and strong . * How ...
... human entrails made ) , And the weights that play below , Each a gafping Warrior's head . Shafts for shuttles dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along , Swords that once a monarch bore , Keep the tiffue close and strong . * How ...
Page 78
... human gore diftill'd : Hoarse he bays with hideous din , Eyes that glow , and fangs that grin ; And long pursues with fruitless yell . The Father of the powerful spell . Onward ftill his way he takes , ( The groaning earth beneath him ...
... human gore diftill'd : Hoarse he bays with hideous din , Eyes that glow , and fangs that grin ; And long pursues with fruitless yell . The Father of the powerful spell . Onward ftill his way he takes , ( The groaning earth beneath him ...
Page 78
... human gore diftill'd : Hoarse he bays with hideous din , Eyes that glow , and fangs that grin ; And long pursues with fruitless yell . The Father of the powerful spell . Onward ftill his way he takes , ( The groaning earth beneath him ...
... human gore diftill'd : Hoarse he bays with hideous din , Eyes that glow , and fangs that grin ; And long pursues with fruitless yell . The Father of the powerful spell . Onward ftill his way he takes , ( The groaning earth beneath him ...
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