 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...the absolute submit sion due to Providence, loth as to our present and future etatc. AWAKE my Saint [etc.] Ijet us, since life can little more supply Than just to look alxtfit us, and to die., Expatiate free... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 strani
...line into two hemistichs or half verses, and seems to give the reader time to breathe, as Awake my St. John — -leave all meaner things To low ambition — and the pride of kings; I,rt us — since lite can little more supply, Than just to look about us — and to (lie, Expatiate... | |
 | Young lady - 1809 - 204 strani
...and keep at a distance every thing of this sort. Let us (since life can little more supply. Than just to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. What an inscrutable abyss is the knowledge of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 strani
...thing* To low ambition and the pride of Kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze t but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and (lowers promiscuous... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 662 strani
...accented : £ in van f inferno a' hit f'ofpofe ; e in vano S' armo d1 AJia, edi Libia ilpopol mifto, &c. Let us, fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die, &c. Both in Englifh and in Italian Verfe, an accent, though it muft never be mifplaced, may fometimes... | |
 | 1811 - 550 strani
...declamation of boys. Who does not despise the caut of Pope when he sings thus to his patron ? " Awake, my St. John, leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings." The character given of General Monk in the historical workis certainly not favourable, but we cannot... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 strani
...which it displays as a poem. This Essay was translated into Latin verse by J. Sayer. EPISTLE I. my ST. JOHN! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 strani
...resignation to it here and ereafter, 326, &c. TO HENRY ST. JOHN LORD BOLINOBROKE. EPISTLE I. ^WAKE, my St. JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 500 strani
...it, as a divine if you like it, or as a badineur, if you think that more effectual. * Awake, my St John, leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. VOL. XVIII. U What I write will show you that my head is yet weak. I had written to you by that gentleman... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 500 strani
...it, as a divine if you like it, or as a badineur, if you think that more effectual. * Awake, my St John, leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings.) VOL. XVIII. U What I write will show you that my head is. yet weak. I had written to you by that gentleman... | |
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AWAKE, my St John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ;... 
