 soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land.  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Página 101por John Dryden - 1855Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 páginas
...for him his tuneful harp had strung, • And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Amhition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess aco A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | 1801 - 416 páginas
...he been content to serve the Crown With virtues only proper to the gown. Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble...seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 páginas
...the noble seed; And heaven had wanted one immortal song. David for him his tuneful harp had strung, But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 páginas
...the gown ; Or had the rankness of the sod been freed From cockle, that eppress'd the noble si ed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. Rut wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Aehitophel,... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1810 - 722 páginas
...David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Ileav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild-ambition loves to slide, not stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land." From cockle, that oppres&'d the noble seed " A martial hero, first, with early care, Blown, like a... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 páginas
...he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble...stand; And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 páginas
...he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble...stand; And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - 1816 - 730 páginas
...From cockle, that oppress'd the nuble seed— David for him his tunelul hnrp had strung, And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild ambition loves...stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land." " A martial hero, first, with early care, Blown, like a pigmy by the winds, tp war; A beardless chief,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 páginas
...he been content to serve the Crown With virtues only proper to the gpwn; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble...stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess . A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 488 páginas
...he been content to serve the crown, With virtue only proper to the gown; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppress'd the noble...stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
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