 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pages
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to make the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince, He ftood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...for him his tuneful harp had strung, • And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Amhition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess aco A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pages
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to make the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince^ He flood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown wearv to pollcls A lawful fame, and lazy happincfs, Dildain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to (hake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd l<mg lince, He ftood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...tu virtue's land. Achitophcl, grown weaiy to | ofiVIs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefi, Dildain'd the golden fruit to gather free. And lent the crowd his arm to fhakc the tree Kw, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fmce, He Sood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...noble seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n bad wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess 30* A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to polTefs A lawful fame, and lazy l.appinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to lhake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contnv'd long fince, He Hood at hold defiance with his prince;... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to (hake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince, He flood at bold defiance with his prince;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n bad wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Acbitopbel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Amhition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers...free, And lent the crowd his arm to shake the tree. Now manifest of crimes contriv'd long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince ; Held up the... | |
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Oh! had he been content to serve the Crown With virtues only proper to the gown; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble seed; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heaven had wanted one immortal song.... 
