 O purchase kingdoms, and to buy renown, Are arts peculiar to dissembling France; You, mighty monarch, nobler actions crown, And solid virtue does your name advance. Your matchless courage with your prudence joins The glorious structure of your fame to...  The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 1961802Full view - About this book
 | John Nichols - 1780 - 434 pages
...Journal, " July, 1691," p. 13. N. -Had Had you by dull fucceffion gain'd your crown (Cowards are Monarehs by that title made), Part of your merit Chance would call her own, And half your virtues had been loft in fliade. But now your worth its juft reward fliall have : What trophies -and what triumphs are... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 336 pages
...own light your dazzling glory fnines* And into adoration turns our praife. Had you by dull fucceffion gain'd your crown (Cowards are Monarchs by that title...would call her own, And half your virtues had been loft in fhade. But now your worth its juft reward mail have : What trophies and what triumphs are your... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...own light your dazzling glory fhines, And into adoration turns our praife. Had you by dull fucccflion gain'd your crown (Cowards are monarchs by that title...your merit chance would call her own, And half your virtue* had been loft in {hade. P 0 $-i n«« yonf \rorfh !t« jnft rrwafd (hall have : Whit trophies... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 528 pages
...'З--^ гбг SWIFT'S POEMS. Had you by dull fucceíEon gain'dyour crown (Cowards are M.jnarchç Ly that title made), Part of your merit Chance would call her own. And bilí your virtues had been lort in fhade. But now your worth Its juO reward Diall have : What trophic.-... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...actions crown, And solid virtue does your name advance. Your matchless courage with your prudence joins The glorious structure of your fame to raise ; With...virtues had been lost in shade. But now your worth Jts just reward shall have : What trophies and what triumphs are your due! Who could so well a dying... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...name advance, Your matchless courage with your prudence joins, The glorious structure of your rame to raise ; With its own light your dazzling glory...adoration turns our praise. Had you by dull succession guin'd your crown (Cowards are munarchs by that title made), Part of your merit Chance would call her... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pages
...actions crown, And solid virtue does your name advance, Your matchless courage with your prudence joins, The glorious structure of your fame to raise ; With its own light your daz/.ling glory shines, And into adoration turns our praise. Had you by dull succession gain'd your... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 412 pages
...the king in Ireland j" see p. 20 ; and see also " The Gentleman's Journal, July, 1682," p. 13. If. Had you by dull succession gain'd your crown (Cowards...its just reward shall have ; What trophies and what trinmphs are your due.} Who could so well a dying nation save, At once deserve a crown, and gain it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 384 pages
...actions crown, And solid virtue does your name advance. Your matchless courage with your prudence joins The glorious structure of your fame to raise ; With...glory shines, And into adoration turns our praise. * This Ode, which had been long sought after without success, was first ascertained to be Swift's in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 pages
...actions crown, And solid virtue does your name advance. Your matchless courage With your prudence joins, The glorious structure of your fame to raise ; With...Chance would call her own, And half your virtues had beejt lost in shade. But now your worth its just rewards shall have : What trophies and what triumphs... | |
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