 | 1840 - 516 pages
...glory— " Their lot forbade, nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." The name of king will not cover a crime from an All-seeing eye, nor blot out a deed of blood from the record... | |
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 pages
...Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; — Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; 18 The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide. To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - 1841 - 416 pages
...Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; — Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind j The struggling pangs of conscious Truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous Shame... | |
 | 1866 - 662 pages
...the snn will sink into endless night to gratify the ambition of the leaders of this revolt, who seek to " Wade through slaughter to a throne And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." I have a far other and brighter vision hefore my gaze. It may he but a vision, hut I will... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...o'er a smiling land, B shc ? x And read their history in a nation's eyes, XVII. phfst — R phc ? — Their lot forbade — nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues ; but, their crimes confin'd, xhf Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, Bshfp— - . - « - d - BR And shut the gates of... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...ruin to despise ; To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes — Their lot forbade : nor circumscrib'd alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confin'd ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame ; Or heap... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...eyes, Their lot forbade; nor circumscribed alone Their glowing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And...the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine 20 of Luxury and Pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's Same. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble... | |
 | William Collins - 1844 - 328 pages
...Their lot forhade : nor circumscrihed alone Their growing virtues, hut their crimes confined ; Forhade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the...struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the hlushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incrnse kindled at the Muse's... | |
 | 1844 - 742 pages
...to adopt the words of Gray, " His aye forbade ; nor circumscribed alone His growing virtues, but bis crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter...throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." The youthful disposition of Richard the Third may form a good subject for ingenious speculation, but such... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...eyes, ' Tlieir lut forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; sx Etrugglmg pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine... | |
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Th' 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, Their lot forbade: nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes... 
