 Oh! had he been content to serve the Crown, With virtues only proper to the gown; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle that oppressed the noble seed; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And heaven had wanted one immortal song....  The Quarterly Review - Page 311edited by - 1832Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...for him his tuneful harp had strung, • And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Amhition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess aco A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...From cockle, that oppress'd the noble seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n bad wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves...stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess 30* A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit... | |
 | 1804 - 452 pages
...the legal tenant." Dryden, in his Absalom and Achitophel, says, of the Earl of Shaftesbury, " David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And heaven had wanted one immortal song." This verse was surely ringing in the ear of Pope, when, in addressing Dr. Arbuthnot, he says, "Friend... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...From cockle, that oppress'd tue noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n bad wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves...stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Acbitopbel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...gown ; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppressed the noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And heaven had...stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...gown ; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle, that oppressed the noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And heaven had...stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heav'n had wanted one immortal song. But wild Amhition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...fioed From cockle, that oppre.-s'd the noble s-eed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, Atid e animal, jirovide All the gay hues that wait on female pride ; Let nature suidc • Achiiophrl, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and la/.y happiness, Disdaiu'd the golden fruit... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...the noble seed , David for him hii tuneful harp had strung, And heaven had wanted one immortal son; But wild ambition loves to slide not stand: And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's laud. Achitophel, grown weary to possess ; A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdaiu'd the gulden... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...gown ; Or had the rankness of the soil been freed Frem cockle, that eppress'd the noble seed ; David for him his tuneful harp had strung, And Heaven had...stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Rlsdain'd the -golden fruit to... | |
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