 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 strani
...years, withstood an act of public oppression, and had it redressed. xvI. " Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, " Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 strani
...inglorious Milton here may rest , Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. *Th' applause of list'ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin...history in a nation's eyes , Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ? Forbade to wade- through slaughter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 strani
...withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats...And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : por circumscrib'd alone The;r growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd; Forbad to wade through... | |
 | 1814 - 310 strani
...; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest ; Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. TIi' applause of listening senates to command, The threats...nation's eyes, Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed aione Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined : Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 strani
...inglorious Milton here may rest; Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes. Their lot forbade ; nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd : Forbade to wade through slaughter... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 strani
...dauntless breast The little tyrant of the fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. The...plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation'* eyes, Their lot forbade ; nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 strani
...; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 'I'll' applause of listening senates to command, The threats...And read their history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbad : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbad to wade... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 strani
...inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 strani
...Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 'I'll' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to...history in a nation's eyes, Their lot forbade: nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 strani
...dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, The' applause of listening senates to command, The...growing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind: The struggling pangs of... | |
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The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes... 
