 The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans...  Letters Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807 - Pagina 110door Anna Seward - 1811Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pagina’s
...hear his Death, ye Blockheads, hear and Oeep. The (i) feftal Blazes, the triumphal Show, The ravifh'd Standard, and the captive Foe, The Senate's Thanks, the Gazette's pompous Tale, With Force refiftlefs o'er the Brave prevail. Such Bribes the rapid Greek o'er Afia whirl'd, For fuch the fteady... | |
 | 1789 - 228 pagina’s
...Genius weep; But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pagina’s
...genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pagina’s
...hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. t The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish 'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks,...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Ronians shook the world ; For such in distant htnds the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pagina’s
...The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, » See Cent. Mag. Vol. LXVUI. p. 951, tYer. 13 j— 14*. The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pagina’s
...weep> But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep.. * The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette '» ormer strength was but plethoric ill. Yet still the loss such the steady Romans shoo* the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gaaette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whiiTd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pagina’s
...Genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hearand sleep. '"The fi-jtal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's...brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia vhirl'd, For such the steady Roman shook the world ; For such in distant lauds the Britons shine, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pagina’s
...'>0 The ff-stal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, Tin' wnatc's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the r.ipid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the sleady Roman shook the world ; For siidi in distant lands... | |
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