| George Willson - 1840 - 298 sivua
...Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; — Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; 18 The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide. To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 sivua
...eyes. Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 sivua
...forbade, — | nor circumscrib'd alone' , | Their growing virtues ; | but, their crimes' confin'd', | Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne', ! And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, ; | The struggling pangs of conscious truth' to hide,, | To quench the blushes of ingenuous... | |
| 1866 - 662 sivua
...the snn will sink into endless night to gratify the ambition of the leaders of this revolt, who seek to " Wade through slaughter to a throne And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." I have a far other and brighter vision hefore my gaze. It may he but a vision, hut I will... | |
| Readings - 1843 - 466 sivua
...eyes, Their lot forbade; nor circumscribed alone Their glowing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
| William Collins - 1844 - 324 sivua
...eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
| 1844 - 742 sivua
...of Gray, " His aye forbade ; nor circumscribed alone His growing virtues, but bis crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." The youthful disposition of Richard the Third may form a good subject for ingenious speculation,... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 sivua
...eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind : The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 sivua
...eyes, ' Tlieir lut forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; sx mankind ; The Etrugglmg pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
| 1863 - 640 sivua
...sun will sink into endless night to gratify the ambition of the leaders of this revolt, who seek " to wade through slaughter to a throne, and shut the gates of mercy on mankind." (Cheers.) I have another and far brighter vision before my gaze. It may be but a vision,... | |
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