 This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world, This...  Poems of English heroism, collected and arranged, with notes, by C.A. Auchmuty - Page 38edited by - 1882Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...rash — ] That is, hasty, violent, Johnson. So, in King Henry IV, Part I : This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection,5 and the hand of war: This happy breed of men, this little world; This precious... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...sore. ENGLAND. (SHAKESPEARE.) THIS royal throne of kings, this scepter'dlsle, This earth of Majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise, This fortress built by nature for herself. Against infection, and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...doth choke the feeder : Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This...demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection, 1 and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world ; This precious... | |
 | Robert Treat Paine - American literature - 1812 - 572 pages
...a Thermopylae in every mountain, in every field a Marathon. -"Oh! never may Thit Earth of Majesty, this Seat of Mars ; This other Eden, demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by Nature for herself, Against infection and the hand of war ; This precious stone, set in " her cloud-capt hills," Which... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...in hope. England. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle. This earth of majesty, this scat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection, and the hand of war ; 684 BOOK HI. 686 This happy breed of men, this little world... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 pages
...improper degree of exultation. " This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of Majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise, This fortress built by nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 342 pages
...improper degree of exultation. " This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of Majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi'Paradise, This fortress built by nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1820 - 206 pages
...beautifully comprehensive, though concise, that no apology will be necessary for its insertion. ENGLAND. This royal throne of Kings, this scepter'd isle, This...demi-Paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself, Against infection, and the hand of war ; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...rash — ] That is, hasty, violent. Johnson. So, in King Henry IV, Part I : This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection,6 and the hand of war: This happy breed of men, this little world; This precious... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 460 pages
...doth choke the feeder : Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This...demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infestion 6, and the hand of war : 3 Where will doth mutiny with wit's regard.] Where the will... | |
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