 Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done ; What more could shock...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 92by John Dryden - 1854 - 299 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...theit Glimps was My Pride ftruck out new Sparkles of her otfn. [gone, Such was I, fuch by Nature ftill I am, Be thine the Glory, and be mine the Shame. Good Life be now my Task : My Doubts are do»e, (What more could fright myFaith,than three in One?} Can I believe erernal God could lye -, Difguis'd... | |
 | John Duncombe, John Hughes - 1773 - 998 pages
...fufficiently modern, take the following couplet from the Hind and Panther, ^ Good life be now my tafk ; my doubts are done, " What more could fright my faith, than three in onef " i And if thefe two monofylhble lines, fucceeding each other, give you more difguft than any... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pages
...[, inch by nature lifll I am ; & thine the glory, and be mine the (hame. Good life be now my talk : My doubts are done ! What more could fright my faith, than three in on: ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy! That the great Maker... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...their glimpse wasgone, My prtde struck out new sparkles oi her own. 7f I'thhu JZ. 1 Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine...task : my doubts are done; What more could fright my fa'th than Three inOne ? Can I believe eternal God could lie So " Disguis'd in mortal mould and infancy,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...fuch by nature ftill I .am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the iliamc. Good life be now my talk : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one? Can I helievc eternal God could lie Difguis'd in mortal mold and infancy ? ~**That the great Maker of the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...youth was wing'd with vain de^ sires; " My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, '•' My...now my task: my doubts are done; : " What more could shock my faith than Three in One?" In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I suppose... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...youth was wing'd with vain desires; ** My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, " My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. " Such was 1, such by nature still 1 am ; " Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame". " Good life be now my... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! -*• • * » * Unitarians. See-Note VI. Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood-, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride...I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame! * Unitarians. See Note VJ, Good life be now my task ; my doubts are done ; * What more could fright... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and, when thejr glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; JJe thine the glory, and be mine the shame !" The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless youth"... | |
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