O shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws. Whose God, whose country, is a tyrant's pay. This man the lessons of the field can learn ; Can every palm, which decks a warrior,... The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 458edited by - 1803Full view - About this book
| Mark Akenside, John Dyer - 1855 - 472 pages
...with hopeless hearts retire XI. O shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws....Too arduous is the lore ; too irksome were the pain. XII. Meantime by Pleasure's lying tales allur'd, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And,... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1857 - 544 pages
...with hopeless hearts retire ? I O shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws,...Too arduous is the lore ; too irksome were the pain. Meantime by pleasure's lying tales allured, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And, deep... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1875 - 760 pages
...with hopeless hearts retire ? 11 0 shame to human life, to human laws! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws,...Too arduous is the lore : too irksome were the pain. 12 Meantime by Pleasure's lying tales allured, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1878 - 792 pages
...with hopeless hearts retire ? 0 shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws,...Too arduous is the lore ; too irksome were the pain. XII. Meantime by Pleasure's lying tales allur'd, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1880 - 792 pages
...ยป XI. 0 shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his full sword without affection draws, Whose God, whose country,...Too arduous is the lore ; too irksome were the pain. XII. Meantime by Pleasure's lying tales allur'd, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1880 - 792 pages
...abash'd and aw'd they yield, XI. O shame to human life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws,...a tyrant's pay, This man the lessons of the field cim learn ; Can every palm, which decks a warrior, earn, And every pledge of conquest : while in vain,... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1996 - 616 pages
...hopeless hearts retire? [100] XI. O shame to human life, to human laws! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without affection draws,...pay, This man the lessons of the field can learn; [105] Can every palm, which decks a warrior, earn, And every pledge of conquest: while in vain, To... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1854 - 470 pages
...life, to human laws ! The loose adventurer, hireling of a day, Who his fell sword without afiection draws, Whose God, whose country, is a tyrant's pay,...Too arduous is the lore ; too irksome were the pain. XII. Meantime by Pleasure's lying tales allur'd, From the bright sun and living breeze ye stray ; And... | |
| 1758 - 774 pages
...fell fword without atfeflion drawl. Whofe Cod, whole country is a tyrant's pay. This man the leffons of the field can learn ; Can every palm, which decks a warrior, earn. And every pledge of conqueft t Wtiile in vair ' To guard your altars', ri jlits. f>a(^rnal tan<r Are focial arms held out... | |
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