That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain,... Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 31by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...joint«, this tires the'vein», Tha'. every labouring ünew ftrain», Tl'ufi in the deeper vitil» rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flov>co3Ïuming Age. To each his ¡ufTerings : all arc men, Condcmn'd alike to groan; The tender.for... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...ireful mood. This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his suff'rings: all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...years beneath A grifly troop »re feen. The painful family of Death, Mort: hideous than their Queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring finew drains, Thofe in the deeper vitals rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...racks the joints, this fares the vein«, That every labouring fincw drains, Thofe in the deeper vital» rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the...with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his fufferings : all are men, ConilemnM .iliUe to groan ; The tender for another's pain, The unfeeling... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...their Queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow -consuming Age. To each his suff 'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the rein*, That every labouring sinew (trains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo , Poverty , to fill the band , That n«mbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. T« To each his suff'rings : all are men , Condemn'd... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...than their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That ey'ry labouring finew (train*, Thofe in the deeper vitals rage ; Lo ! poverty, to...the band, That 'numbs the foul with icy hand: And flow confuming age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender for... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...racks the joints, this fires thevein^. That every labouring finew ftrains, Thofe in the deeper vitftls rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow confuming Age. To each kis fuff'ring» : all are men, Condemn'd alike to .groan; The tender lor... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming age. To each his suft'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
| John B. Greenshields - 1806 - 164 pages
...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, These in the deeper vitals rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, • And slow consuming Age." Perhaps the frequent personifications in this part... | |
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