 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 52by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...bad affright, afflid the bell ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafle of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt...Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birch, And bade to form her infant mind, Stern rugged nui'j ; thy rigid lore With patience... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...bad affright, amidft the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt...VIRTUE, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ; thy rigid lore l With patience... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...proud are taught to talle nf pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfclt before, unpuicd, and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, dcfign'd, To thce he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...affright, afflict the best I Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy Sire, to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, " To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy Sire, to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt...Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave die heav'nly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore Widi patience... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - 246 pages
...bad affright, afflict the best. Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire, to send on earth, Virtue his darling child designed; To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...unfelt before, unpitied and alone. And purple tyrants vainly groan When firft thy fire to fend on earrfi Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bade thee form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore:... | |
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