 On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure...  A Collection of Poems ... - Page 153publié par - 1758Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Belsham - 1793 - 396 pages
...drawn ty the pen of genius, cannot but prove interefting and acceptable: On what foundation ftands the warrior's pride, How juft his hopes, let Swedifh...adamant, a foul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labors tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleafure and of pain.... | |
 | Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - 1794 - 406 pages
...Charles the Twelfth, or the following verles that dderibs it. On what foundation Slands the warrior-s pride, How juft his hopes, let Swedifh Charles decide;...tire ; O-er love, o-er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconqm rd lord of pleafdre and of pain ; lft, joys to him pacific fceptres yield, War founds the trump,... | |
 | 1795 - 492 pages
...fplendid titles aie forgotten. - - í REFLECTIONS О Л [ From the Tenth Number of The Oriental Hermit. ] A frame of adamant, a foul of fire, , No dangers fright...fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pkafure and of pain. AMONG the virtues which have defervedly acquired the rank of cardinal ones, there... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...warrior's priJc, HOW juft his hopes, let Swedifli Charles decide; A frame of adamnnt, a foul of fire, Ko dangers fright him, and no labours tire; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Urconqucr'd lord of plcafure and of pain ; NJ joys to him pacific fceptres yield», War founds the... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...is too truly told in the most poetic Unas Dr. Johnson ever wrote : — " A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love and fear extends his wide domain, The unconquered lord of pleasure and of pain. His death was destined... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...the dear-bought right convey To ruft on medals, or on ftones decay. •f- On what foundation ftands the warrior's pride, How juft his hopes, let Swedifh...wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleafure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific fceptres yield, War founds the trump, he rufhes to the field; Behold furrounding... | |
 | Plutarch - 1801 - 528 pages
...obfcure fate of Charles the Twelfth, or the following verfes that defcribe it : On what foundation ftands the warrior's pride, How juft his hopes, let Swedifh...wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleafure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific fceptres yield, War ibunds the trump, he nifhes to the field. Behold furrounding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 pages
...nift on medals, or on ftones decay. -f~ On what foundation ftands the warrior's pride, How juft'his hopes, let Swedifh Charles decide ; A frame of adamant,...wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleafure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific fceptres yield, War founds the trump, he rufhes to the field ; Behold furrounding... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1801 - 1008 pages
...his own capital" was the reply given by this haughty monarch, who poflefTed in very deed and truth, A frame of adamant, a foul of fire, No dangers fright...domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleafure and of pain. . .. No joys to him pacifick fccptres yieJd, War founds the trump — he ruihes to the field. Behold... | |
 | William Belsham - 1802 - 526 pages
...acceptable : On what foundation ttands the warrior's pride, How juft his hopes, let Swedifh CHARLIS decide: A frame of adamant, a foul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labors tire ; Oier love, oier fear, extends his wide domain, Unconqucr'd lord of pleafure and of pain.... | |
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