 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1830 - 492 pages
...the others. Second order : Oar humbler province is to tend the fair, tfot a leas pleasing, though lew glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let tli' imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers ; To steal from rainbows,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1831 - 384 pages
...guide Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. " Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less...save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th' imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers ; To steal from rainbows... | |
 | 1833 - 666 pages
...pleasing, though I- -s glorious care; To save the powder from too rude :i gale, Norlet the imprison'd essences exhale; To draw fresh colours from the vernal...flowers . To steal from rainbows, ere they drop in showers. A brighter wash ; to curt ihejr waving hairs, Assist their blushes, and inspire their airs;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our humbler province is to tend the fair, 91 Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let the imprison'd essences exhale; To draw fresh colors from the vernal flowers ; 95 To steal from rainbows,... | |
 | 1836 - 436 pages
...guide : Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less...save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th' imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers ; To steal from rainbows,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...these the chief the eare of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our hnmbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing,...; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let the imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers ; To steal from rainbows,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our humhler province is to tertd the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious...; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let the imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers l To steal from rainhows,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...guide : Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less...; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let the imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flowers ; To steal from rainbows... | |
 | William Russell - 1839 - 620 pages
...confining his sense to the couplet, and of extending it farther, in compositions of a different species. " Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care j To save the powder from too rough a gale, Nor let ih* iniprisoi'M essences exhale; To draw fresh... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 352 pages
...Shenstone's criticism, but I shall content myself with adding the following from the " Rape of the Lock." Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing though less glorious care. Though our modern poets have already destroyed so many beautiful dactyles, it will be long, I hope,... | |
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Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain; Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. 'Our humbler province is to... 
