 | 1866 - 662 pages
...December 18, 1862. He closes by saying : I cannot believe that civilization in its journey with the snn will sink into endless night to gratify the ambition...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 cherish it. I see one vast confederation... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 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. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...— | nor circumscrib'd alone' , | Their growing virtues ; | but, their crimes' confin'd', | Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne', ! And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, ; | The struggling pangs of conscious truth' to hide,, | To quench the blushes of ingenuous... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...Their lot forbade; nor circumscribed alone Their glowing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ; The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | 1863 - 640 pages
...perpetuated. I cannot myself believe in such * fate befalling that fair land, stricken though it now be by the ravages of war ; I cannot believe that civilization...slaughter to a throne, and shut the gates of mercy on mankind." (Cheers.) I have another and far brighter vision before my gaze. It may be but a vision,... | |
 | William Collins - 1844 - 324 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. The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | 1844 - 742 pages
..." His aye forbade ; nor circumscribed alone His growing virtues, but bis crimes confin'd ; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind." The youthful disposition of Richard the Third may form a good subject for ingenious speculation,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...Tlieir lut forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined ; Forbade , . mankind ; The Etrugglmg pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 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 : The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame,... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1844 - 392 pages
...Shipwrecks. — Fireworks. As I have but little love or loyalty for such monarchs as delight in war, who " Wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind ;" and very little inclination to regard battles and sieges, and sacking of cities, and great... | |
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The 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... 
