My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, 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,... Poetical Works - Page 111by John Dryden - 1808Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...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...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 Wheeler - 1835 - 436 pages
...and elegant lines which were penned by the poet DRYDEN, after liis conversion to the Catholic faith. Good life be now my task, my doubts are done. What...three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could lie Disguised in mortal mould and infancy ? — That the great Maker of the world could die ? And after... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse wlis gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still 1 am; Be thine the glory and be mine the shame. Good life ben,ow my task: my doubts are done;. What... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pages
...false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was 1, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and...What more could fright my faith, than three in one "i Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised in mortal mould and infancy ? That the great Maker... | |
| John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...manhood, long misled by wandering fires, 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 thjno the glory, and be mine tho shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts are done : What more could... | |
| John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Fottow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and he mine the shame. Good life he now my task : my douhts... | |
| Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 380 pages
...false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was [, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and...than three in one ? Can I believe eternal God could be Disguised in mortal mould and infancy? That the great Maker of the world could die? Can I my reason... | |
| Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 382 pages
...own. 8uch was I, such hy nature still I inn ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life he now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in one ? Can 1 believe eternal God could he Disguised in mortal mould and infancy? Thnt the great Maker of the world... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Fo'llowM false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, uir ; but action to Leah, which was the more fruitful....be busy, and doing ; Mr ever shut up in nothing bu ! The Revolution in 1G88 deprived Dryden of his office of laureate. But the want of independent income... | |
| Charles James CANNON - 1850 - 230 pages
...fires, Followed false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of its own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine...shame. Good life be now my task, — my doubts are done Drfte THE curiosity of Miss Fordham had been excited, to know by what means Father Felix had become... | |
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