 | John Bell - English poetry - 1782 - 278 pages
...ftow'r-embroider'd vales From an admiring world she chose to fty ; With Nature there retir'd and Nature's God 6* The silent paths of wisdom trod, And banish'd ev'ry...breast But those, the gentlest and the best, Whose holy ftames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, 65 The conjugal and the maternal... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...wifdom trod, And banifh'd every paflion from htr bread, But thofc, the gentleft and the bed, Whofc holy flames with energy divine The vir'uous heart enliven and improve, . The conjugal and the maiernal love. Sweet babe?, who, like the little playful fawns Were wont to trip along thefe verdant... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...courts: Her modest beauties slumu'd the public eye j To your sequester'd dales And flower-embroider'd vales From an admiring world she chose to fly? With...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. VI. Sweet babes ! who, like... | |
 | George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1801 - 188 pages
...: With Nature there retir'd, and Nature's GOD, The silent paths of wisdom trod, And banish'd every passion from her breast, But those, the gentlest and...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. Sweet babes, who, like the... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...the public eye ; To your sequester'd dales, And flower-embroider'd vales, From an admiring world slie chose to fly ; With nature there retir'd, and nature's...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. VL Sweet babes ! who, like... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1808 - 690 pages
...resorts, The pomp ot" cites ami the pride of courts, And banisli'd every passion from her breast, Beit those the gentlest and the best, Whose holy flames, with energy divine, The virtuous heart enliven and refine." LYTTELTON. ' " Fitted or to shine in courts With unaffected grace,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...: With Nature there retir'd, and Nature's Gnd, The silent paths of wisdom trod, And banish'd every passion from her breast, But those, the gentlest and...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. Sweet babes, who, like the... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...With Nature there retir'd, and Nature's God, The silent paths of wisdom trod, c3 And banish'd every passion from her breast, But those, the gentlest and...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal, and the maternal love. VI. Sweet babes, who, like... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...; To your sequester'd dales, And flower-embroider'd vales, From an admiring world she chose to -ly; With nature there retir'd, and nature's GOD, The silent...the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. VI. Sweet babes! who, like... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...: With Nature there retir'd, ami Nature's God, The silent paths of wisdom trod, And banish'd every passion from her breast. But those, the gentlest and...the best. Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal lore. Sweet babes, who, like the... | |
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And banish'd every passion from her breast, But those, the gentlest and the best, Whose holy flames with energy divine The virtuous heart enliven and improve, The conjugal and the maternal love. 
