 HAIL, awful scenes, that calm the troubled breast, And woo the weary to profound repose ! Can passion's wildest uproar lay to rest, And whisper comfort to the man of woes ! Here Innocence may wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings....  An Essay on Bashfulness - Page 33by Samuel Charters - 1815 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude, the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. Vain man, is grandeur given to gay attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : — To friends,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O solitude ! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. " Vain man ! is grandeur giv'n to gay attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : To friends,... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 282 pages
..." And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. " 0 Solitude, the man who thee forgoes, " When lucre lure him, or ambition stings, --' Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. .' " Vain man ! is grandeur given to gay attire : -' Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid ' " To... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. " O Solitude, the man who thee foregoes, " When lucre lores him, or ambition stings, " Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. " Vain man, is grandeur given to gay attire ? " Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : — " To... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 280 pages
...wander safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. XI. ' Vain man! is grandeur given to gay attire? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid: To friends,... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...wander safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude, the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. . . . Vain man, is grandeur given to gay attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid:— ' To... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude ! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real gran deur springs. ' Vain man, is grandeur given to gay attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid... | |
 | James Beattie - 1831 - 330 pages
...wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude ! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. XI. " Vain man ! is grandeur given to gay attire '. Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : To friends,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1831 - 340 pages
...wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude ! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs. XI. " Vain man ! is grandeur given to gay attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : To friends,... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pages
...may wander, sife from foe», And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. О Solitude, the man who the« forgoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grajideui springs. XI. " Vain man, is grandeur given to gey attire ? Then let the butterfly thy pride... | |
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