 | George Colman - 1777 - 340 pagina’s
...make 'em truths : They draw a nourifhment Out of defamings, grow upon difgraces, And when they fee a virtue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cait to fink it ! and defeated (Soul5* (Soul-fick with poifon) ftrike the monuments Where noble names... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1777 - 350 pagina’s
...make 'em truths.l-Thjiy draw a nourilhment Out of defamings, grow upon difgraces, And when they fee a virtue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues, Oh, how they caft to fink it : and defeated (Soul-fick with poifon) ftrike the monuments Where noble names lie fleeping... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 374 pagina’s
...And make 'em truths. They draw a nourishment Out of detamings, grow upon difgraces, And when they fee a virtue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues, Oh, how they caft to fink it: and defeated (Soul-fick with poiibn) ftrike the monuments • Where noble names lie... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pagina’s
...make them truths ; they draw a nourifhment Out of defamings, grow upon difgraces, And wh«n they fee a virtue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues ; Oh, how they caft to fink it : and defeated (Soul-lick with poifon), ftrike the monuments Where noble names lie... | |
 | George Anne Bellamy - 1785 - 250 pagina’s
...them truths ; they draw a nouriihment *' Out of defamings ; grow upon difgraces ; " And when they fee a virtue fortified " Strongly above the battery of their tongues, *' Oh, how they call to f1nk it; and defeated, •" (Soul-fick withpoifon) ftrikethe monuments " Where noble names... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 454 pagina’s
...feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make 'em truths. They draw a nourishment Out of defamings, grow upon disgraces, And when they see a virtue fortified...battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cast to sink it : and defeated (Soul-sick with poison) strike the monuments Where noble names lie sleeping ! Enter... | |
 | 1804 - 516 pagina’s
...feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make them truths ; they draw a nourishment Out of defamings, grow upon disgraces ; And, when they see a virtue...battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cast to sink it; and, defeated, (Soul-sick with poison) strike the monuments, Where noble names lie sleeping ; till... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pagina’s
...feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make them truths ; they draw a nourishment Out of defamings, grow upon disgraces ; And, when they see a virtue...battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cast to sink it ; and, defeated, (Soul-sick with poison) strike the monuments, Where noble names lie sleeping ; till... | |
 | 1811 - 718 pagina’s
...feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make them truths ; they draw a nourishment Out of defamings, hich your cunning would Cover o'er with smiles, and...be. What is it? Amia. A sadness here ! what cause ! and, defeated, (Soul-sick with poison) strike the monuments, Where noble names lie sleeping; till... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 712 pagina’s
...feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make them truths ; they draw a nourishment Out of defamings, grow upon disgraces ; And, when they see a virtue...battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cast to sink it ! and, defeated, (Soul-sick with poison) strike the monuments, Where noble names lie sleeping ; till... | |
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Not with the living ; They feed upon opinions, errors, dreams, And make 'em truths ; they draw a nourishment Out of defamings, grow upon disgraces ; And, when they see a virtue fortified Strongly above the battery of their tongues, Oh, how they cast to... 
