 A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 2941821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Charles Kingsley - 1852
...illhealth were upon him ; and his sallow cheek, and ever-working lip, proclaimed too surely — The fiery soul which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay ; And o'er informed the tenement of clay. I longed to open my heart to him. Instinctively I felt that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1853 - 664 pagina’s
...Achitophel was first ; A name to all succeeding ages cursed : For close designs, and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay, And o'er-iuform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854
...ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first ; iw A name to all succeeding ages curst : For close designs, and crooked councils fit ; Sagacious,...Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace : IB private, eloquent, daring in public, full of resources in both... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1854
...tenant within. The famous lines of Dryden might be happily applied to the Earl of Peterborough: — A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er informed the tenement of clay. His face, judging from the print in Dr. Birch's Lives, was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 324 pagina’s
...close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfixed in principles and place ; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which worketh out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1854
...tenant within. The famous lines of Dryden might be happily applied to the Earl of Peterborough: — A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er informed the tenement of clay. His face, judging from the print in Dr. Birch's Lives, was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1855 - 658 pagina’s
...Achitophel was first ; 150 A name to all succeeding ages cursed : For close designs, and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...disgrace : A fiery soul, which, working out its way, - T \, \y Fretted the pigmy body to decay, ^ ** And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot... | |
 | Drawing-room sibyl, M. J. P. - 1855
...as before, Proud to be useful, scorning to be more. Moore. 4 For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient in disgrace. Dryden. 5 You are infirm of feeling as of purpose, blown About by every breath, shook... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - 475 pagina’s
...Achitophel was first : A name to all succeeding ages curst ; For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - 475 pagina’s
...curst ; For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Bestless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleased,...working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the... | |
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