I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream,... The English language, in its elements and forms - Page 473by William Chauncey Fowler - 1857 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
| Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...which is fo perfectly beautiful, that it would be the greateft mortification not to tranfcribe it, I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fty, Through which Aurora fhews her bright'ning [face ; 3 You... | |
| James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...nobleft toil, Nc for the mufes other meed decree, They praifed are alone, and (larve right merrily. III. I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot (hut the windows of the fky, Thro* which Aurora fhews her bright'ning face ; You cannot... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 582 pages
...ambition are not the infirmities of that period, would, with equal fincerity and rapture, exclaim, . I care not, Fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora mows her brightening face ; You cannot... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...the other Mufes meed decree, They praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. vot. i. a in. I IIL I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora fhews her brightening face; You cannot... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1779 - 536 pages
...ambition are not the infirmities of that period, would, with equal fincerity and rapture, exclaim, I care not, Fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free- Nature's grace; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora fhows her brightening face; Xou, cannot... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...the other Mufes meed decree, They pi ailed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. Vo,.. 1. <L "I. III. I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob 'me of fiee Nature's grace; You cannot fliut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora fliews her brightening... | |
| Thomas Percival - Moral education - 1781 - 106 pages
...He, who pofleffes fuch exalted powers of perception and enjoyment, may almoft fay, with the Poet, " I care not, Fortune ! what you me deny ; " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; " You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, " Thro' which Aurora fliews ter brightening fxx ; " You... | |
| English essays - 1787 - 326 pages
...pofleffion of which he cannot " be deprived. How truly may he exclaim with ** the poet ! « I care " I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; " You cannot faut the windows of the fky, " Through which Aurora (hews her brighten" ing face ; "... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...decree, They praifed axe alone, and ftarve right merrily. i84 TUX CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. f'.:,..'. //. III. I care not, Fortune! what you me deny; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Thro' which Aurora fhews her brightening face ; You cannot... | |
| 1788 - 334 pages
...pofleffion of which he cannot «' be deprived. How truly may he exclaim with " the poet ! " I care " I care not, Fortune, what you me deny: " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; *« You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, " Through which Aurora fhews her bright" en ing face;... | |
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