 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...gentle music melts on every spray ; Creation's mildest charms are there combin'd, Extremes aVe only in the master's mind ; Stern o'er each bosom reason holds...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfoshion'd, fresh from Nature's hand, Fierce in tbeir native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...character of the British nation, which he did with such energy, that the tear started into his eye : " Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state. " With...port, defiance in their eye, " I see the lords of humankind pass by, " Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, " By forms unfashion'd, fresh from... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...gentle music melts on every spray ; Creation's mildest charms are there combin'd, Extremes are only in the master's mind ; Stern o'er each bosom reason holds...irregularly great : Pride in their port, defiance hi their eye, I see tin; lords of human kind pass by ; Intenton high designs, a thoughtful band, By... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...gentle music niel'ts on every spray; Creation's mildest charms are there combin'dy Extremes are only in the master's mind ! Stern o'er each bosom reason holds...her state With daring aims irregularly great; Pride Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by; Intent on high designs,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...only in the master's miiid. Stern o'er each hosom Reason holds her state, With daring aims irregnlarly great. Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of hnmao-kind pass hy; Intent on high designs, a thonghtfnl hand, By forms nnfashion'd, fresh from Natnre's... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...gentle music melts on every spray ; Creation's mildest charms are there combin'd, Extremes are only in the master's mind! Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd fresh from Nature's hand,. Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True toimagin'd right.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...gentle music melts on every spray 5 Creation's mildest charms are there combin'd, Extremes are only in the master's mind ! Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd fresh from Nature's hand, Fierce in their native hardiness- of soul, True to imagin'd right,... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1812 - 500 pages
...principles of action, .like those of their government and their religion,, are permanent and fixed. Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashioned, fresh from nature's hand. Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, * True to imagin'd... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...character of the British nation, which he did with such energy, that the tear started into his eye : " Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, ' With...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, ' By forms unfashion'd, fiesh from nature's hand; * Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, ' True to imagin'd... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...character of the British nation, which he did with such energy, that the tear started into his eye : " Stem o'er each bosom reason holds her state, " With daring...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, " By forms unfashion'd, fresh from nature's hand; " Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, " True to imagin'd... | |
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Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by... 
