 To life obscured, which were a fair dismission, But throw'st them lower than thou didst exalt them high, Unseemly falls in human eye, Too grievous for the trespass or omission ; Oft leavest them to the hostile sword Of heathen and profane, their carcasses...  The Quarterly Review - Page 4121872Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...hostile sword Of Heathen and profane, their carcases To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd ; 694. Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of th' ungrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...high; Unseemly falls in human eye, Too grievous for the trespass or omission : Oft leavest them to ihe hostile sword Of heathen and profane, their carcasses...times, And condemnation of the ungrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty, Witl| sickness and disease thou bow'st them down. Painful... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...fair dismission, But throw'st them lower than thou didst exalt them high ; Unseemly falls in human eye, Too grievous for the trespass or omission : Oft...times, And condemnation of the ungrateful multitude. If these they '.scape, perhaps in poverty, With sickness and disease thou bow'st them down, Painful... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...the hostile sword Of Heathen and profane, their carcasses To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd; Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude. ยป. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...the hostile sword Of Heathen and profane, their carcasses To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd; Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1814 - 600 pages
...hostile sword Of heathen and profane, their carcasses To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd ; Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the rngrateful multitude. If these they "scape, perhaps in 'poverty With sickness and disease thon bow'st... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1814 - 586 pages
...hostile sword Of heathen and profane, their carcasses To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd ; Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of ihe ingrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...hostile sword Of heathen and profane, their carcasses To dogs and fowls a prey, or else captiv'd ; Or to the unjust tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...exalt them Unseemly falls in human eye, [high : Too grievous for the trespass or omission ; Oft leavesl them to the hostile sword Of Heathen and profane,...tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the ingratefnl multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...a fair dismission, But throw'st them lower than thou didst exalt them high, Unseemly falls in human eye, Too grievous for the trespass or omission : Oft...tribunals, under change of times, And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude. If these they 'scape, perhaps in poverty With sickness and disease thou bow'st... | |
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