 tis the tale which angry Conscience tells, When she with more than tragic horror swells Each circumstance of guilt; when, stern but true, She brings bad actions forth into review; And like the dread handwriting on the wall, Bids late Remorse awake at...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 3301763Full view - About this book
 | Charles Churchill - English poetry - 1766 - 350 pages
...Where praife and cenfure are at random hurl'd, Which can the meaneft of my thoughts controul, Or fhake one fettled purpofe of my foul. Free and at large might their wild curies roam, If All, if All alas ! were well at home. No — 'tis the tale which angry Confcience tells,... | |
 | Charles Churchill - 1768 - 400 pages
...Where praife and cenfure are at random hurl'd, Which can the meaneft of my thoughts controul, Or fhake one fettled purpofe of my foul, Free and at large...were well at home. No — 'tis the tale which angry Gonfcience tells, When (he with more than tragic horror fwells Each Each circusnftance of guilt ; when... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 350 pages
...praife and ceniure are at random hurl'cl, Which can the meaneft of my thoughts controul, . Or fhake one fettled purpofe of my foul. Free and at large...were well at home. No — 'tis the tale which angry Conference tells, . When fhe with more than tragic horror fwclL Each circumftancs of guilt ; when flern,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...Where praife and cenfure are at random hurl'd, Which can the meaneftof my thoughts controul, Or fliake one fettled purpofe of my foul', Free and at large might their wild curies roam, If All, if All alas ! were well at home. No — 'tis the tale which angry Confcience tells,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...world, Where praife and cenfnre are at random hurl'd, Which can the meancft of my thoughts controu!, Or (hake one fettled purpofe of my foul : Free and at large might their wild cutfei roam, If all, if all, alas! were well at home, No — 'tis the tale which angry confcience tells,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...Where priife and cenfurc are at random hurl'd, Which can the meincft or* my thoughts controul, Or uuke one fettled purpofe of my foul. Free and at large might their wild curies roam, If all, if all, alas ! were well at home. No— tu the tale which angry Confidence tells,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...Where praife and cenfure are at random hurl'd, Which can the meancll or* my thoughts cuntroul, Or fluke one fettled purpofe of my foul. Free and at large might their wild curfes roam, if all, if nil i alas ! were well At home. No— 'tis the tale which angry Conference tells, When ihe with more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...thoughts control, Or shake one settled purpose of my soul. Free and at large might iheir wild curses roam, If all, if all, alas! were well at home, No — 'tis the tale which angry Conscience tell?, When she with more than tragic horrour swells Each circumstance of guilt ; when stern,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...thoughts control, Or shake one settled purpose of my soul ; Free and at large might their wild curses peared ; Ill in dreary hammocks shrouded, Which for winding-sheets they wore. conscience tells. When she with more than tragic horror swells Each circumstance of guilt ; when stern,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 372 pages
...thoughts control, Or shake one settled purpose of my soul ; Free and at large might their wild curses roam, If all, if all, alas ! were well at home. No ; 'tis the tale which angry conscience tells, When she with more than tragic horror swells Each circumstance of guilt ; when stern,... | |
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