 | William Cooke Taylor - Europe - 1845 - 872 pages
...Johnson's character of Charles XII. is the best comment on the life of that adventurous warrior : — " 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 fear, extends his wide domain, Unconqnered lord of pleasure and of pain;... | |
 | Peter Bullions - English language - 1846 - 252 pages
...similarity of sound between the last syllables •f different lines, as in the following verses : — On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. In Blank Verse the final syllables do not rhyme. A Casura is a cessation of the voice, and occurs immediately... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Great Britain - 1848 - 456 pages
...all lesser desires were concentrated in this ruling passion ; for this he lived, for this he died. " A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no dangers tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1848 - 324 pages
...adoption of seth; are almost the only events related of the immediate family of adam, after his fall. on what foundation stands the warrior's pride, ' how just his hopes, let sweedish charles decide. . ' in every leaf that trembles to the breeze, ' i hear the voice of 'god... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 pages
...couplets ; and are the metre in which many of the greatest poems of the English language are written. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride ? How...of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, no misfortunes tire ; O'er Love, o'er Fear extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 pages
...couplets ; and are the metre in which many of the greatest poems of the English language are written. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride ? How...of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, no misfortunes tire ; O'er Love, o'er Fear extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...milder influence impart, Thy philosophic train be there, JOHNSON. PROM "THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. UN what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just...tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Uncoaqnered lord of pleasure and of pain, No joys to him pacific sceptres yield, War sounds the trump,... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1850 - 152 pages
...couplets ; and are the metre in which many of the greatest poems of the English language are written. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride ? How...of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, no misfortunes tire ; O'er Love, o'er Fear extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and... | |
 | Peter Bullions - English language - 1850 - 238 pages
...similarity of sound hetween the last syllahles «f different lines, as in the following verses : — On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. In Blank Verse the final syllahles do not rhyme. A Caesura is a cessation of the voice, and occurs... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - History, Modern - 1851 - 544 pages
...Johnson's character of Charles XII. is the best comment on the life of that adventurous warrior:— " 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 fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain;... | |
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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... 
