 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
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 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...defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore.... | |
 | 1813 - 278 pages
...fancy lively, her fenfibility acute." Ann. Rev. MARIAN ; a Novel. In 3 Vols. 1 2mo. price 155. boards. When firft thy fire to fend on earth 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 With patience... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 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 birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of paid* 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,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...the sad heart imprinted deep, 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. NOTES. Ver. 2. Thou tamer of the human breast"] " Then he, great tamer of all human hearts," Pope's... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 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. ยป When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 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 o ' earth Virtue, his darling child, desi ^nrd, To thee he gave the heav'nly... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 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 heavenly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 192 pages
...bad affright, afflict the bestl 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 gaye Ihe hcav'nly birth,... | |
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