 Thus some are born, my son,' she cries, ' With base impediments to rise, And some are born with none. ' But virtue can itself advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of fate, And from itself...  The Poetical Works - Page 32de Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 185 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...This tale a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly stroked my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son," she cries, " With base...of fate, And from itself shake off the weight Upon the unworthy mind." ,. -if ALEXANDER'S FEA§T. *Y 'TwAs at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...This tale a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly stroak'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " the works of Memphian kings, Learn how their greatest...reprobate, and in an hour I What in an age they with inc seem design'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, And from itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pages
...stroak'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son," she crie% " With base impediments to rise, And some are born with...advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune Kem design d ; Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, And from itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...This tale a sybil nurse ared ; She softly stroak'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, ' Thus some are born, my son,' she cries, ' With base...And some are born with none. ' But virtue can itself ailvance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem design'd ; Virtue can gain the odds... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...but one way to Heaven, for the learned and the unlearned.—Bishop Taylor. DCCCXXIX. Some are born With base impediments to rise, And some are born with...itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind. Parnell. DCCCXXX. Not inspiration can obtain That Fame, which poets languish for in vain. How mad their... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...unlearned.— BisAop DCCCXXIX. Some are born With base impediments to rise, And some are born with none. Tint Virtue can itself advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design d, Virtue can gain the odds ot fate, And from itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1833 - 324 pages
...This tale a Sybil-nurse ared ; She softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, ' Thus some are born, my son,* she cries, ' With base...unworthy mind." THE VIGIL OF VENUS. WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF JULIOS CJESAR, AND BY SOME ASCRIBED TO CATULLUS. Let those love now, who never lov'd before ; Let... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1833 - 318 pages
...strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, ' Thus some are born, my son,' she cries, 4 With base impediments to rise, And some are born with...unworthy mind.' THE VIGIL OF VENUS. WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF JULIUS C^SAR, AND BY SOME ASCRIBED TO CATDLLUS. Let those love now, who never lov'd before ; Let... | |
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1833 - 246 pages
...his uncouth form forbid, ! Yet spite of all that Nature did This creature dared to love. * * * • But virtue can itself advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem design'd. Fuunu. " My poor lady is, I am sure, very ill; or, what is still worse, ill at ease,"... | |
 | 1834 - 436 pages
...Sybil-Nurse ared; She softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, "Thus some s.re born, my son (she cries) " With base impediments to...none. " But virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of chance " By fortune seetn'd design' d ; "Virtue can gain the odds of fate, "And from... | |
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