 Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations...  The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the Author - Page 68by Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On Weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers- to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofmg life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Vilfoers to th' aflaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine?xi. Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For why did...to the gulphs below ? What gave great Villiers to th' assassin's knife, And fix'd disease on Harley's closing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 442 pages
...be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent i For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak...ruin to the gulphs below ? What gave great Villiers toth' assassin's knife, And fix'd disease on Harley's closing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1789 - 248 pages
...did Wolfey near the ftceps of fate-, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' aflaflln's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life F What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...did Wolfey near the Heeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' affaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofmg life? What murder'd Wentwerth, and what... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...did Wo'tcy, near the ftecps of tue, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight? Why but to fink, beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What ยง gave great Villiers to th' aflaifin's knife, And fix'd difeale on Harlcy's doling life? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...did Wolfey, near the fteeps of fate^ On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? * What gave great Villiers to th' aflaflin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's dofing life ? What murder 'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...did Wolfey, near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? * W'hat gave great Villiers to th' affaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's dofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
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