 Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would...  The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Page 162de Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 145 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Michael Thomas Sadler - 1830 - 712 pages
...sings of one of the loveliest victims of the master animal of prey: Pleas' d to the last he crops his flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. But, if habitual caution among many of the tribes of life is, however, excited by the circumstance... | |
 | 1830 - 1046 pages
...sings of one of the loveliest victims of the master animal of prey : Pleased to the last he crops his flowery food. And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. But, if habitual caution among many of the tribes of life is, however, excited by the circumstance... | |
 | Edward Young, William Danby - 1832 - 306 pages
...present state ; From beasts what men, from men what angels know, Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the luscious food, And licks the hand that's rais'd to shed his blood."... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 pages
...present state; From brutes what men, from men, what spirits know Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. O... | |
 | George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - 1832 - 122 pages
...bleed to day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas-d to the last, he crops the flow-ry food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv-n, That each may fill the circle mark-d by heav-n ; Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1832 - 86 pages
...men, from men what spirits know ; Or who could suffer being here below ? 80 The lamb thy riot doom* to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and play ? rieas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.... | |
 | George Miller (of Dunbar) - 1833 - 422 pages
...state. From brutes, what men, from men, what spirit» know, Or who could suffer being here below ? Oh blindness to the future, kindly given, That each may fill the circle marked by Heaven." In the month of July, I observe, I also began to set about my publication business in earnest, by issuing... | |
 | George Miller - 1833 - 428 pages
...present state. From brutes, what men, from men, what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below ? Oh blindness to the future, kindly given, That each may fill the circle marked by Heaven." In the month of July, I observe, I also began to set about my publication business in earnest, by issuing... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 pages
...present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know ; Or who could suffer being here below T The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. 2. Oh, blindness to the future ! kindly given, That each may fill the circle marked by heaven ; Who... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1834 - 394 pages
...our ear, we never examine it but with undiminished admiration. " The lamb, thy riot dooms to hleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play...he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood." After pausing on the last two fine verses, will not the reader smile that... | |
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