 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
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...fo ft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread Power, 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 - 1800 - 302 pages
...Wisdom in sable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapt'rous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid, Still on thy solemn steps attend: Warm Charity, the...Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess, lay thy chast'ning hand! Not... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...And Melancholy aileat maid , With leaden eye , that lores the ground , DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. Book vij. Still on thy solemn steps attend Warm Charity the...hand! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad , Nor circled witn the vengeful band ! ( As by the impious Uiou art seen ) With thund'ring voice , and threal'ning... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 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, the...Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess, lay thy chast'ning hand ! Not... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 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, the...Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess, lay thy chust'ning hand ! Not... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...silent maid, With leaden eye that loves the ground, Still on thy solemn steps attend ; Warm Chanty, the general friend, With Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess, lay thy chast'ning hand ! Not... | |
 | Henry Whitfield - 1804 - 510 pages
...flatt'ring foe ; By vain Prosperity receiv'd, To her they TOW their truth, and are again belie v'd. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head. Dread goddess, lay thy chast'ning hand ! Kot in thy gorgon terrors clad, Mot circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art seen)... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - 246 pages
...With leaden eye that loves the ground ; Still on thy solemn steps attend, Warm chanty, the gen'ral friend, With justice to herself severe, And pity,...soft the sadly pleasing tear. . • Oh gently on thy suppliants head, Dread goddess lay thy chast'ning hand, Not in thy g or g°n terrors clad Nor circled... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 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, the...Friend, With Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropjiirig fasMBe'sadry-pIeasing tear. Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread goddess, lay thy chast'riihg... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...foft the fadly-pleafing tear. Oi, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dread Goddefs, lay thy chaft'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with the vengeful hand (As by the impious thou art feen) With thund'ring voice, and threat'ning mien, With (creaming Horror's... | |
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