 Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood...  Lyrical gleanings from various authors - Page 85by Lyrical gleanings - 1864 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 186 pages
...heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their...Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little Tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804
...dauntless breasf» The little tyrant of his fields withstood, «Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th* applause of list'ning senates to command, Tile threats of pain -and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, A»d read their hist'ry... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 105 pages
...ray serene, the dark, unfathom'd waves of ocean bear; full many aflow'r is born to blush, unseen/ and waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breas\, the little tyrant of his fields withstood ; some mute, inglorious Milton, here may rest j some... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 128 pages
...of ocean bear ; Full many a flow'r is born to blush, unseen. And waste. its sweetness on the desart air. ••Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless...Cromwell, .guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause dflist'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, 'To scatter plenty o'er a... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 400 pages
...Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gern of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Ciomwell guiltless of his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810
...dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, Toe threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 300 pages
...Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich' with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 407 pages
...bear ; Full many a flow or is born to blush unseen, f And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Seme village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The...country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to comlnaiid, ' The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 260 pages
...unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 407 pages
...serene, The dark, unfathom d caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village...guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'niug senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to d :spise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling... | |
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