 Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain,...  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 30by Thomas Gray - 1770 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...affright, afflict the best ! bound in thy adamantine chain Tbe proud are taught to taste of pain, Am! purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, desigu'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...tamer of the human breaft, Whofe iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflift the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And... | |
 | 1813 - 278 pages
...fenfibility acute." Ann. Rev. MARIAN ; a Novel. In 3 Vols. 1 2mo. price 155. boards. When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...tamer of the human breaft, Whole iron fcourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the beft ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...to tafte of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan To her they vow their truth, and are again believ'd. Wifdom, in fable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapt'rous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of paid* And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...lore, On the sad heart imprinted deep, Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. NOTES. Ver. 2. Thou tamer of the human breast"] " Then he, great tamer of all human hearts," Pope's... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English poetry - 1820 - 548 pages
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of pain ; And purple tyrants vainly groan, With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. ยป When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy sire to send on Earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,... | |
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