 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...with thee to fmile upon him as he eats his cruft, the fwain is happier than his monarch, from whofe court thou art exiled. Gracious Heaven ! grant me but health, thou great Beftuwer of it, and give me but this fair goddefs as my companion ; and mower down thy mitres, if it... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...With thee to fmile upon him as he eats his cruft, the fwain is happier than his monarch, from whofe court thou art exiled. Gracious Heaven! grant me but health, thou great beftower of it ! and give me but this fair goddefs as my companion ; and fhower down thy mitres, if... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...so, till nature herself shall change no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron with thee to smile upon him...as my companion; and shower down thy mitres, if it seems good unto thy wise providence, upon those heads that are aching for them. The bird in his cage... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...till nature herself shall change — no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle , or chvmic power turn thy sceptre into iron with thee to smile upon him...my companion ; and shower down thy mitres , if it seams good unto thy divine providence , upon those heads which are aching for them. — Pursuing these... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - British - 1802 - 284 pages
...till NATURE herself shall change — no tint of words can spot thy snowy mautle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron — with thee to smile upon...from whose court thou art exiled — Gracious heaven! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent — grant me but health, thou great... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...till nature herself shall change — no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle , or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron — with thee to smile upon...as my companion ; and shower down thy mitres if it seems good unto thy divine providence , upon those heads which are aching for them — Pursuing these... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 430 pages
...till NATURE herself shall change no tint of words can spot thy snowy ' mantle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron • •with thee to smile upon...monarch, from whose court thou art exiled Gracious heaven ! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent — grant me but health, thou great... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...till Nature herself shall change — no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle, or chymic power turn thy sceptre into iron — with thee to smile upon...from whose court thou art exiled. — Gracious Heaven ! cried I, kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent — Grant me but health, thou great... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...thee, to fmile »poa him .while he eats his cruft, the fwain is happier than his monarch, from whofe court thou art exiled. Gracious Heaven \ grant me but health, thou great beftower of it \ and give me but this fair goddefs as my companion ; and mower down thy mitres, if... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...thee, to fmile upon him while he eats his cruft, the fwain is. happier than his monarch, from whofe court thou art exiled. Gracious Heaven! grant me but health, thou great beftower of it! and give me but this fair goddefs as my companion; and fhower down thy mitres, if it... | |
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Tis thou, thrice sweet and gracious goddess, addressing myself to LIBERTY, whom all in public or in private worship, whose taste is grateful, and ever will be so, till NATURE herself shall change no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle or... 
