| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pagina’s
...\nd follow still where Fortune leads the way; f >r if no basis bear my rising name, lint the fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Then, teach me, heaven!...Drive from my breast that wretched lust of praise j Unblcmish'd let me live, or die unknown ; Oh, grant an honest fame, or grant me none !'* JANUARY... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 pagina’s
...dear a price, 515 As soothing folly, or exalting vice; Oh! if the Muse must flatter lawless sway, Aud follow still where Fortune leads the way; Or if no basis bear my rising name, But the fall'n ruins of another's fame; 520 Then teach me, heav'n! to scorn the guilty bays, Drive from my... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 pagina’s
...comes at all, But, if the purchase cost so dear a price, As soothing folly, or exalting vice ; And if the muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow...way ; Or, if no basis bear my rising name But the fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, heav'n, to scorn the guilty bays ; Drive from my breast... | |
| Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pagina’s
...come* at all. But, if ilie purchase cost to dear a price, Ai soothing Folly, or <. -,. king Vice; And, if the Muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow...way ; Or, if no basis bear my rising name But the fali'n ruins of another's fame ; — Tben, teach me, Heaven, to scorn the guilly bays ; Drive from... | |
| William Scott - 1817 - 416 pagina’s
...comes at all. But, if the pur chase co«t so dear a price, As soothing folly, or exalting vice -, And if the muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow...fortune leads the way ; Or, if no basis bear my rising tvame But the fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, heav'n, to scorn the guilty bay* •... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pagina’s
...she comes at all. But if the porchase cust so dear a price As southing folly, or exalting vice, Oh ! if the muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow still where fortune leads the way ; Or if no hasis hear my rising name, But the fallen ruins of anuther's fame; Then, teach me, Heaven ! to scorn... | |
| 1820 - 190 pagina’s
...all. But if the purchase costs so dear a price As soothing folly, or exalting vice j 128 Sorrow. O ! if the muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow...way ; Or if no basis bear my rising name, But the fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, Heav'n ! to scorn the guilty bays, Drive from my breast... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagina’s
...comes at all. But if the purchase costs so dear a price Ai soothing Folly, or exalting Vice : Oh ! d, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my...nurs'd upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, b fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, Heaven ! to scorn the guilty bays, Drive from my breast... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 pagina’s
...she comes at all. But if the purchase cost so dear a price, As soothing folly, or exalting vice ; And if the muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow...way ; Or, if no basis bear my rising name But the falPn ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, htav'n, to scorn the guilty bays ; Drive from my breast... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 pagina’s
...purchase cost so dear a price, As soothing folly, or exalting vice ; And if the muse must flatter law less sway, And follow still where fortune leads the "way ; Or, if no basis bear my rising name But the fall'n ruins of another's fame ; Tken teach me, heav'n, to scorn the guilty bays ; Drive from my breast... | |
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