 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 σελίδες
...desire ? Ambition first sprung from your bless'd abodes, The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the...breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most souls, 'tis true,l>ut peep out once an age, Dull, sullen prisoners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that... | |
 | 1826 - 310 σελίδες
...first sprung from your blest abodes, . The glorious fault of angels and of gods; . : , VOL. in. • 13 Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the...as lamps in sepulchres ; Like eastern kings, a lazy state they keep, And, close confin'd to their own palace, sleep. From these, perhaps, (ere Nature bade... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 σελίδες
...angels and of gods : Thence to their images on Earth it Hows, And in the breasts of kings and IHTIH-S '. state they keep, Vi'l. close confin'd to their own palace, sleep. From these perhaps (ere Nature bade... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 σελίδες
...others' woe. Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes, The glorious fault of aftgels and of gods; Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the...breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most souls, 'tis trnc, but peep out once an age, Dull sullen prisoners in the body's cage: Dim lights of life, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 σελίδες
...desire ? Ambition first sprung from your bless'd abodes ; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Uncurl'd it hangs, the fatal shears demands. And tempta once more thy sacrilegious hands. Oh, hadst ; l '.in lights of life, that burn a length of years, I'seless, unseen, as lamps in sepulchres ; I... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 σελίδες
...the sky. For those who greatly think, or brave) j die? The glorious fault of angels and of £ode : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the...souls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull sullen prisoner* in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a kngth of years, Useless, unseen, as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 σελίδες
...bless'd abodes ; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, is And in the breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most...burn a length of years Useless, unseen, as lamps in sepulcres : 20 Like eastern kings a lazy state they keep ; And, close confined to their own palace,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 σελίδες
...desire ? Ambition first sprung from your bless' d abodes ; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the...of years, Useless, unseen, as lamps in sepulchres ; Lake eastern kings, a lazy state they keep, And, close confined to their own palace, sleep. From... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 394 σελίδες
...Rochefoucauld. 2 Love in your heart as idly burns As fire in antique Roman urns. Hudibras, ii. 1309. Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Useless, unseen, as lamps in sepulchres. Pope, Elegy on an unfortunate Lady. Ah ! hopeless, lasting flames, like those that burn To light the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 σελίδες
...desire ? Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes ; The glorious fault of angels and of jgods : Thence to their images on Earth it flows, And in the...as lamps in sepulchres ; Like eastern kings a lazy state they keep, And, close confin'd to their own palace, sleep. From these perhaps (ere Nature bade... | |
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Why bade ye else, ye powers ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low desire? Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the breasts of kings and heroes... 
