 | Horace Mann - Education - 1845 - 352 pages
...passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that skulks behind. " Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the...Infamy. " The stings of Falsehood, those shall try, And hara unkindness' alter'd eye That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorse, with blood denied,... | |
 | New England - 1846 - 476 pages
...passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear And Shame that skulks behind ; Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the...sacrifice And grinning Infamy ; The stings of Falsehood these shall try And hard Unkindiu;.ss' alter'd eye That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow; And keen... | |
 | John Kentish - Bible - 1846 - 444 pages
...was to run over. A still bitterer ingredient was to be added—Friendship changed into Hostility— " Hard Unkindness' altered eye, That mocks the tear it forced to flow." In these circumstances, his language respecting his accusers may possibly be exaggerated : certainly... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1847 - 276 pages
...heart, And Envy wan, and faded Care, Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the...of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forced to flow; And keen Remorse with blood defiled, And moody... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1849 - 696 pages
...not yet AD 1700) warned by the lines which have not been able to save others from such folly : — " Ambition this shall tempt to rise. Then whirl the...To bitter scorn a sacrifice And grinning infamy.'* As it was now the middle of Easter Term, and important Great Seal law business was suspended, the office... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...exploits, 85 And Katterfelto with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. * " Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high." Gray. Eton Call. t " When lo ! push'd up to power, and crown'd their cares, ID comes another set, ttnd... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Eton College - 1850 - 532 pages
...heart ; And Envy wan, and faded Care, Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the...of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorse, with blood defil'd, And moody... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...heart ; And envy wan, and faded care, Grim visaged, comfortless despair, And sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter scorn a sacrifice, And grianing infamy. The stings of falsehood, those shall try, And hard unkindness' altered eye, That mocks... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...and faded Care, Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. THE FLIGHT OF TIME. 215 Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the...with blood defiled, And moody madness laughing wild, Amidst severest woe. Lo, in the vale of years beneath A grisly troop are seen, The painful family of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch froin high. To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy....defiled, And moody Madness laughing wild Amid severest wo. bo! in the vale of years beneath A grisly troop are seen, The painful family of Death, More hideous... | |
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Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness... 
