 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...debt ; Wreaths which at last the dcar-boughtright conTo mst on medals, or on stones decay- [vey On If in'd Recal the shades of night, the pamper'd rogue ] Shall rue his fat* revers'd, and at laliors tire ; OVr love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, • l.'nconquer'd lord of pleasure and... | |
 | Percival Stockdale - Authors - 1809 - 500 pages
...publick view. On what foundation stands the warriour*s pride; How just hit hopes, let Swedish CUAH.LES decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire ; No dangers...tire; O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domain; Unconquered lord of pleasure, and (if pain. No joys to him pacific sceptres yield; War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear bought right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. t On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; *'Yer. 13&-14S. f Ver. UJ— 16r. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1810 - 746 pages
...characterise his fate !—Scnelur ad imum, On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How jnst his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of...-, . O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domain, UnconquerM loiJ of pleasure and of pain: Wo joys io him pacific sceptres yield; War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...debt ; [vey Wreaths which at last the dear-bought riglit conTo runt on medals, or on stone* decay. 11 On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How...Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul ul lire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain,... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1811 - 352 pages
...views and conduct of Buonaparte (1806): May it likewise characterize his fate! — Sefvetur ad imum On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How...adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labors tire. O'er love, o'er iear extends his wide domain, Unconqiier'd lord of pleasure and of pain:... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1813 - 522 pages
...fate of Charlrs the Twelfth, or llie following verses that describe it: On what foundation stands ihe warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a sonl of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1842 - 502 pages
...not fated to return. His story is too truly told in the most poetic lines Dr. Johnson ever wrote. . " A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire. O'er love and fear extends his wide domain, The unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain. His death was destin'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1816 - 154 pages
...everlasting debt; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right conj vey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How...tire; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain; No joys to him pacifick sceptres yield, War sounds the trumph,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 506 pages
...recollecting that the word vulgar is never used as a singular subftantive, he adopted the reading of the text. *On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How...fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire; kO'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys... | |
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On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire... 
