 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...Multitudes of Virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty Throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then make Room For greater Multitudes that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no Minute flip'd away ; Moments were precious in fo fhort a ftay. The hafte of Heav'n to have her was fo great,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremofl in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute ftip'd away > Moments were precious in fo fhort a ftay. • , The hafte of heaven to have her was fo... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, ,I Ambitious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute flip'd away > Moments were precious in fo fhort a flay. The hafte of heaven to have her was fo great,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute flip'd away; Moments were precious- in fo fhort a ftay. The hafte of heaven to have her was fo great,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along ; Each prelfing to re mo ft in the mighty throng, Ambiiious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes that were to come. Yet unemployed no minute ftipp'daway; Moments were precious in fo (hort a (tay. The hafte of heav'n to... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 pages
...on, That all, tho not distinctly, might be shown ; So in the straiten'd hounds of life confin'd, »8o She gave but glimpses of her glorious mind; And multitudes...along, Each pressing foremost in the mighty throng, Amhitious to be seen, and then make room for greater multitudes that were to come. z8j Yet unemploy'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes, that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute flipp'd away; Moments were precious in fo fhort a flay. The hafte of heaven to have her was' fo great,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be fecn, and then make room For greater multitudes, that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute flipp'd away ; Moments were precious in fo fhort a ftay. The hafte of heaven to have her was ' fo great,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 pages
...virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then mnke room For greater multitudes that were to come. Yet unemploy'd no minute dipt away ; Moments were precious in fo mort a ftay. The hafte of heaven to have her was fo great,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...multitudes of virtues pafs'd along ; Each preffing foremoft in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be feen, and then make room For greater multitudes, that were to come. Yet unemployed no minute flipp'd away ; Moments were precious in fo fhort a flay. The hafle of heaven to... | |
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She gave but glimpses of her glorious mind : And multitudes of virtues pass'd along ; Each pressing foremost in the mighty throng, Ambitious to be seen, and then make room For greater multitudes that were to come. 
