 Kilda's* shore ; whose lonely race Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds, The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire ^ Now fit to raise a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering seat,...  The Playmate: A Pleasant Companion for Spare Hoursby Joseph Cundall - 1847 - 200 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. 760 Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, Forages, of his empire; which, in peace, 760 Unftain'd he holds, while many a league... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...eagle.draws his^vig'rous young r . Strong-po;unc'd,. and ardent with paternal fire.. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the tow'ring- feat, For ages,, of his empire ;, which,, in peace, 760 Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1777 - 176 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...ardent with paternal fire. * The fartheft of the weftern iflands of Scotland. Now How fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, 760 Urftain'd he holds, while many a league... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire : Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages, of his empire, which in peace 76* Unftain'd he holds, while many a league... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong-pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering feat, For ages of his empire ; which, in peace, 76* Unftain'd he holds, while many a league... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds ; 755 The royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire ; Now fit to raise a...kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the towering seat, For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, 760 Unstain'd he holds, while many a league... | |
 | James Thomson, Robert Heron - English poetry - 1793 - 384 pages
...royal eagle draws his vigorous young, Strong pounc'd, and ardent with paternal fire. Now fit to raife a kingdom of their own, He drives them from his fort, the tow'ring feat, 760 For ages, of his empire ; which, in peace, Unftain'd he holds, while many a league to fea... | |
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