 Then to advise how war may best, upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each means, What severs each, thou hast learned, which few have done.  Discourses on Government - Page 60de Algernon Sidney - 1805Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 328 pages
...senator ne'er held The helm of Borne, when gowns not arms repelled The fierce Epirot and the Afran bold ; Whether to settle peace, or to unfold The drift of hollow states, hard to be spelled, Then to advise how war may, best upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all... | |
 | 1866 - 376 pages
...gospel is their maw. XVII. TO SIR HENRY VANE THE YOUNGER* VANE, young in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm of Rome, when gowns not arms reThe fierce Epirot and the African bold, [pell'd * Darwen] In the printed copies ' Darwent.' Newton.... | |
 | 1883 - 976 pages
...well-known as it is, we venture here to close with it : — " Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm of Rome, when gowns, not arms, repelled The fierce Epirot and the Afric bold : Whether to settle peace, or to unfold The drift of... | |
 | Severn river - 1867 - 458 pages
...sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm of Kome, when gowns,notarms, repelled The fierce Epirot, and the African bold ; Whether...or to unfold The drift of hollow states hard to be spelled ; Then to advise how war may best upheld Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all... | |
 | 1867 - 972 pages
...purity and elevation j subtle high discourse ; much intellecThe fierce Epirot (2) and the African (3) bold; Whether to settle peace, or to unfold The drift of hollow states (4) hard to be spell 'd ; Then to advise how War may, best upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 436 pages
...is their maw. XIV. TO SIR HENRY VANE THE YOUNGER. (1652?) VANE, young in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm...African bold, Whether to settle peace, or to unfold 5 The drift of hollow states, hard to be spell'd ; Then to advise how war may best upheld Move by her... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - 1870 - 314 pages
...council old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm of Rome, when gowns, not arms, repelled The fierce Epirot and the African bold ; Whether to settle peace, or to unfold The drift of hollow SI-MISS, hard to be spelled ; Then to advise how War may, best upheld, Move by her two main nerves,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1873 - 568 pages
...Milton, in one of his most inspired sonnets, addresses as " Vane, yonng in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better Senator ne'er held The helm of Rome, when gowns, not arms, repelled The fierce Epirot and the Africnn bold." The answer of such men is a precedent for us, especially... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 92 pages
...whose gospel is their maw. IV. TO SIR HENRY VANE THE YOUNGER. VANE, young in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm...African bold, Whether to settle peace, or to unfold 5 The drift of hollow states hard to be spell'd, Then to advise how war may best upheld Move by her... | |
 | John Milton - 1872 - 568 pages
...is their maw. XIV. TO SIR HENRY VANE THE YOUNGER. (1652?) VANE, young in years, but in sage counsel old, Than whom a better senator ne'er held The helm of Rome, when gowns, not arms, repell' The fierce Egjiot and the African bold, , Whether to settle peace, or to unfold The drift of... | |
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