Heav'n ! them light divine ! Amid what dangers art thou doom'd to shine ! Oft will the body's weakness check thy force, Oft damp thy vigour, and impede thy course ; And trembling nerves compel thee to restrain Thy nobler efforts, to contend with pain... The Works - Page 5by George Crabbe - 1823Full view - About this book
| Abby Sage Richardson - English literature - 1892 - 460 pages
...the Tales : — " Genius, thou gift of heaven, thou light divine, Amid what dangers art thou doomed to shine ! Oft will the body's weakness check thy force, Oft damp thy vigor and impede thy course ; And trembling nerves compel thee to restrain Thy nobler efforts, to contend... | |
| Quotations, English - 1895 - 768 pages
...more. Pope, ECI CO. Genius ! thou gift of Heaven ! thou light divine ! Amid what dangers art tliou doom'd to shine. Oft will the body's weakness check...efforts to contend with pain ; Or want, sad guest! within thy presence come, And breathe around her melancholy gloom. Cralbe. His was the gifted eye,... | |
| John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1866 - 786 pages
...divine! Amid what dangers art thou doom'd to thine ! Oft will the body's weakness check thy force, OH damp thy vigour, and impede thy course ; And trembling...guest!) will in thy presence come And breathe around a melancholy gloom ; To life's low cares will thy proud thought confine, And make her sufferings, her... | |
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