 The Summer Friend, the flatt'ring Foe, By vain Prosperity receiv'd, To her they vow their truth, and are again believ'd. . Wisdom, in sable garb array'd Immers'd in rapturous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid, With leaden eye, that loves the...  The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie: With a Memoir of Each - Page 82by William Collins - 1844 - 308 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddefs, lay thy chaftening hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band, (As by the impious thou art feen) With thundering voice, and threatening mien, With With fcreaming... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddef;, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad. Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and thxeat'ning mien, With fcreaming... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ringvoice,and threat'ningmien, •With fcreaming... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 454 pages
...the fadly-pieafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy fuppliant's head, . Dread Goddefs ! lay thy chail'ning hand, . . . Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad Nor circled with the vengeful band, (As by the impious thou art feen,) With thund'ring voice and threat'ning mien, With fcreaming... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddefs, lay thy chaftening hand ! Not in thy gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art feen) With thundering voice, and threatening mien, With fcreaming... | |
 | History - 1791 - 634 pages
...foft the fadly-plcafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddefs, lay thy chail'ning hand ! Not in thy gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien. With fcreaming... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Toft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head. Dread Goddcfs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art fccn) With thund'ring voice, and threatening mien, With fcrcaming... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. O , gently on thy fuppliant's head , Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad , Nor circled with the vengeful band • (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien, With fcreaming... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh ! gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread goddefs ! lay thy chaft'ning hand, Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful band : 3i (As by the impious thou art feen,) With tiundVing voice and threat'nine mien D With fcreaming... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...in rapt'rous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid, With leaden eye that loves the ground, Still, on thy solemn steps attend : Warm Charity,...chast'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Not circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art seen) With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning... | |
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