 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...fluctuations and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts ambition1. On the summit, see, The seals of office glitter in...them. At his heels, 60 Close at his heels a demagogue ascends2, And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down And wins them, but to lose them in his turn.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 206 pages
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns? Here runs the mountainous and...seals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climbs, he pan's, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dexl'rous... | |
 | 1836 - 424 pages
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break, What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...the summit, see The seals of office glitter in his eye ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them. At his heels Close at his heels a demagogue ascends, And... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 pages
...Though eloquent themselves, vet fear to break : — What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...craggy ridge That tempts ambition. On the summit see He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break, What is it but a map of busy life, 55 Its fluctuations and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts ambition1. On the summit, see, The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break, What is it but a map of busy life, 55 Its fluctuations and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts ambition1. On the summit, see, The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns 'J Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge. That tempts...his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At hii heell, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dex'trous jerk, soon twists him down,... | |
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns 1 Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...but a map of busy life, Its fluetuations and its vast concerns t Here runs the mountainous and eraggy ridge That tempts ambition. On the summit, see, The...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them. At his heels, Close at his heels a demagogue ascends, And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down And wins them,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1839 - 332 pages
...profit, office is office, and Mr. Jenkins did not grumble . Things were going on admirably. The spoils of office glitter in his eyes, He climbs, he pants, he grasps them — Or thought he was just going to grasp them, when, presto ! he found himself in the minority ; the... | |
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Which not even critics criticise ; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence, which the fair, Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns... 
