... tis a soul like thine, a soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, above all pain, all passion and all pride, the rage of power, the blast of public breath, the lust of lucre and the dread of death. A History of the Four Georges - Page 37de Justin McCarthy, Justin Huntly McCarthy - 1884Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1812 - 762 pages
...flattering at character : " A soul supreme, in each bard instance trj'd, Above all pain, all anger, and all pride ; The rage of power, the blast of public breath« The lust of lucie, and the dread of death,." Extracts from the Portfolio of a Man of Letters. HESKE'S ERASMUS.... | |
| Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 pages
...the following lines ; ** A soul supreme, in each hard instance meet, Abcve all p.-,.; -, all anger, and all pride, The rage of power, the blast of public...breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death." t , . ÍJARMER (THOMAS) an emijient dissenting divine, and critical writer on biblical uterature, vrax... | |
| 1901 - 604 pages
...depreciatory damnation is unjust. ' A soul supreme, in each hard instance try'd, Above all pain, and passion, and all pride ; The rage of power, the blast...The lust of lucre, and the dread of death.' % These fine lines — which we must remember were written » .= a dedication in an edition of Parnell's poems... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...supreme in each hard instance try'd, Above all pain, all passion, and all pride ; The rage of pow'r, the blast of public breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. And of which fortitude and firmness, another striking proof still remains, in a letter which the Earl... | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 pages
...intrinsically valuable, should have beA soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, Above all pain, and passion, and all pride; The rage of power, the blast...breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The muse attends thec to thy silent shade : 'Tis her's the... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...supreme, in each hard instance try'd, Above all pain, all passion, and all pride, The rage of pow'r, the blast of public breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts tby retreat is made, The Muse attends thee to tby silent shade : 'Tis lrer's the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...after the Earl's imprisonment m the Tower and retreat into the eounlry, in the year 17»«. And sure if aught below the seats divine Can touch immortals,...breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts thy retreat is made, The Muse attends thee to thy silent shade : 1'is her's the... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pages
...Pope no less verify the last : A soul supreme, in each hard instance try'd, Above all pain, all anger, and all pride ; 'The rage of power, the blast of public breath, The lust of lucre, and the dvead of death. We presume thereforej that we shall be justified in recommending to the reader an attentive... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...immortals, 'tis a soul like thine : A soul supreme, in each hard instance tried. Above all pain, and passion, and all pride. The rage of power, the blast of public breath. The lust of lncre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts thy retreat is made ; The muse attends thee to thy... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pages
...celebrates him as possessing « A soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, Above all pain, all anger, and all pride ; The rage of power, the blast of public...breath, The lust of lucre, and the dread of death." « He died 1724, set. 64. He was the rival of Bolingbroke, who has painted him in the blackest colours... | |
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