 Parent of thousand wild desires, The savage and the human breast Torments alike with raging fires; With bright, but oft destructive, gleam, Alike o'er all his lightnings fly ; Thy lambent glories only beam Around the fav'rites of the sky.  La Belle Assemblée - Page 391812Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1885 - 668 pages
...He died on the ijth of December, 1784.] FRIENDSHIP. FRIENDSHIP, peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. While love, unknown among the blest, Parent of thousand wild desires, The savage... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 pages
..."Gentleman's Magazine " of this year. FRIENDSHIP, AN ODE.* " Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. " While love, unknown among the blest, Parent of thousand wild desires, The... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 574 pages
...Gentleman's Magazine " of this year. FRIENDSHIP, AN ODE.* ' ' Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. " While love, unknown among the blest, Parent of thousand wild desires, The... | |
 | James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...Gentleman's Magazine " of this year. FRIENDSHIP, AN ODE, [*] Friendship, peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. While love unknown among the blest. Parent of thousand wild desires, The savage... | |
 | Silas Kitto Hocking - Accidents - 1890 - 318 pages
...little heads and hearts. CHAPTER IV. A FRIEND IN NEED. Friendship, peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride ; To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. SAMUEL JOHNSON. THE experiences of Benny and his sister during the next day... | |
 | James Champlin Fernald - English language - 1896 - 636 pages
...their springs, like the rain, shall fill them full of refreshment. , peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. FRIGHTEN (page 180). QUESTIONS. 1. By what Is one frightened? by what intimidated?... | |
 | James Champlin Fernald - English language - 1896 - 588 pages
...their springs, like the rain, shall fill them full of refreshment. , peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. FRIGHTEN (page 130). QUESTIONS. By what is one frightened f by what intimidatedf... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...t. SAM' L JOHNSON — BonaelFs Life of Johnson, 1755. Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble ut yourself who are your greatest foe. t. LONGFELLOW — Micna the lower world denied. u. SAM' L JOHNSON — Friendship. An Ode. The endearing elegance of female... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 pages
...left, like Egypt's kings, a lasting tomb. FRIENDSHIP. FRIENDSHIP, peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied. While love, unknown among the blest, Parent of thousand wild desires, The savage... | |
 | Celibates (Fraternal order) - Fraternal organizations - 1899 - 164 pages
...the world can countervail a friend."— Grimoald '' Friendship, peculiar boon of heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given. To all the lower world denied." — Sam" I Johnson *' True friendship between man and man is infinite and... | |
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