| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 strani
...Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate 1 " No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? " Inquirer, cease ; petitions yet remain, " Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. " But leave to Heaven the measure and the choice. "Still raise for good the supplicating voice, 5 In... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 268 strani
...Where then shall hope and fear their objects find ? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? «3 Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer, cease:... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects fi nd ? Must dull Suspense coriupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 strani
...Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find ? Must dull suspence corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 strani
...rest. When then shall Hope and Fear their objects find ? Must dull Suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 strani
...rest. Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find? Must dull Suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercies of the skies i Inquirer, cease... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 strani
...rest. Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find? Must dull Suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fete ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercies of the skies? Inquirer,... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 strani
...PRAYER. SAY, where shall hope and fear their objects find? Musi. dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Inquirer, cease... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 strani
...Where then shall hope and fear their objects find? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? !VJust helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies? Inquirer, cease —... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 strani
...".Where then shall hope and fear their objects find " Shall dull suspence corrupt the stagnant mind • " Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, " Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? " Shall иo dislike alarm, no wishes rise, •¡ No cries attempt the mercy of the skies; " Inquirer, cease;... | |
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