 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 - 1806 - 408 pages
...With leaden eye, that loves the ground, Still on thy solemn steps attend : Warm Charity, the gen'ral friend, "With Justice, to herself severe, And Pity,...suppliant's head. Dread Goddess, lay thy chast'ning handi JS'ot in thy Gorgon-terrors clad. Nor circled with the vengeful band, (As by the impious thou... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...foft the fadly pleafing tear* Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dear 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 thrcat'ning mien, With fcreaming... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...foft the fadly pleafing tear. Oh, gently on thy fuppliant's head, Dear 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 - 1807 - 728 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,...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 472 pages
...in rapturous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid, With leaden eye, that loves the grciind, Still on thy solemn steps attend : Warm charity, the...justice to herself severe, \ And pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing Oh, gently on thy suppliant's head, Drepd Goddess, lay thy chastening hand '. 'Not in... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...With leaden eye, that loves the ground, Still on thy solemn steps attend : 'Warm Charity, the gen'ral friend, 'With Justice, to herself severe, And pity,...Gorgon terrors clad, . . Nor circled with the vengeful band (As by the impious thou art seen) 'With thuud'ring voice, and threat'ning mein, 'With screaming... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Charity, the gen'ral friend, With Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear. Oh ! gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread Goddess...hand, Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, Nor circled with thy vengeful band : (As by the impious thou art seen) With thund'ring voice and threat'ning mien, With... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...Wisdom in sable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapturous 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... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...profound, And melancholy, srlfint maid, • t.,: "With leaden eye, that loves the ground, - -t. • Still on thy solemn steps attend: Warm charity, the...gently on thy suppliant's head, Dread goddess, lay tliy chast'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, •"•• • •'• . Nor circled with the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...in rapturous 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 chastening hand ! Not... | |
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