 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...sturea, How oft in fields of death thy presence sought, Nor thinks the mighty prize too dearly bought I On foreign mountains may the Sun refine The grape's soft juice, and mellow it to winff. With citron groves adorn a distant sail. And the fat olive swell with floods of oil • We envy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...day. How oft in fields of death thy presence sought, Nor thinks the mighty prize too dearly bought ¡ On foreign mountains may the Sun refine The grape's soft juice, and mellow it tu -win», With citron groves adorn a distant soil, And th« fat olive swell with floods of oil: We... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811
...Eas'd of her load subjection grows more light, And poverty looks chearful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of nature gay, Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day. Thee, goddess, thee, Britannia's isle adores ; How has she oft exhausted all her stores, How oft in... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811
...Eas'd of her load subjection grows more light, And poverty looks chearful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of nature gay, Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day. Thee, goddess, thee, Britannia's isle adores ; How has she oft exhausted all her stores, How oft in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811
...Eas'd of her load Subjection grows more light, And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of nature gay, Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day. Thee, goddess, thee Britannia's isle adores : How has she oft exhausted all her stores, How oft in... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811
...stores, How oft in fields of death thy presence sought, Nor thinks the mighty prize too dearly bought ! On foreign mountains may the sun refine The grape's soft juice, and mellow it to wine, With citron groves adorn a distant soil, And the fat olive swell with floods of oil : We envy not the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 356 sivua
...beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day. • With citron groves adorn a distant soil, • •y. Ou foreign mountains, may the sun refine The grape's soft juice, and mellow it to wine ; j" And the fat olive swell with floods of oil : W.. envy not the warmer clime, that lies In ten degrees... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 320 sivua
...subjeetion grows more light ; And poverty looks elieerful in thy sight. Thou mak'st the gloomy fttee of nature gay ; Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure...foreign mountains, may the sun refine The grape's soft juiee, and mellow it to wiae; With eiiron groves adorn a distant soil, And the fat olive swell with... | |
 | John Gabriel Stedman - 1813
...of her load, Subjection grows more light, " And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight; " Thou mak'st the gloomy face of nature gay, " Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day." The hostages and chief officers of both the abovementioned negro cohorts, on their arrival at Paramaribo,... | |
 | J S. Pipe - 1813 - 616 sivua
...pleasures in thy presence n-igu j And smiling plenty leads thy virgin train; Thou mak'st the smiling face of nature gay, Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day." I do not mean that such a state of happiness is to be perfect and uninterrupted. It is not to be expected... | |
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Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train; Eas"d of her load Subjection grows more light, And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of Nature... 
