Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood... Lyrical gleanings from various authors - Seite 85von Lyrical gleanings - 1864 - 128 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 Seiten
...heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their...Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little Tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 Seiten
...dauntless breasf» The little tyrant of his fields withstood, «Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th* applause of list'ning senates to command, Tile threats of pain -and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, A»d read their hist'ry... | |
| William Wirt - 1804 - 120 Seiten
...ray serene, the dark, unfathom'd waves of ocean bear; full many aflow'r is born to blush, unseen/ and waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breas\, the little tyrant of his fields withstood ; some mute, inglorious Milton, here may rest j some... | |
| William Wirt - 1805 - 144 Seiten
...of ocean bear ; Full many a flow'r is born to blush, unseen. And waste. its sweetness on the desart air. ••Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless...Cromwell, .guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause dflist'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, 'To scatter plenty o'er a... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gern of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Ciomwell guiltless of his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 680 Seiten
...dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, Toe threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history... | |
| 1814 - 310 Seiten
...Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich' with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves...Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell guiltless of his... | |
| William Scott - 1817 - 416 Seiten
...bear ; Full many a flow or is born to blush unseen, f And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Seme village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The...country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to comlnaiid, ' The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 Seiten
...serene, The dark, unfathom d caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village...guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'niug senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to d :spise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling... | |
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