 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 páginas
...it's vast concerus? Here rnus the monntainons and craggy ridge, That tempts Ambition. On the snmmit see The seals of office glitter in his eyes; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogne ascends, And with a dext'rons jerk soon twists him down, And wius them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 páginas
...fluctuations, and it's vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge, That tempts Amhition. On the summit see The seals of office glitter in his...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 248 páginas
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns? Here runs the mountainous and...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 páginas
...Thongh eloquent themselves, yet fear to hreak . What is it, hut a map of husy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts amhitinn. On the summit see The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climhs, he pants, he grasps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 páginas
...fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts amhition. On the summit see The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climhs, he pants, he grasps them ! at his heets, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - 306 páginas
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ', AVhat is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext Yous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 páginas
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 páginas
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...the summit see The seals of office glitter in his ejes ; He climbs,he pants, he grasps them! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 278 páginas
...to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, It's fluctuations, and it's vast concerns ? Here luns the mountainous and craggy ridge, That tempts Ambition....He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 páginas
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...craggy ridge That tempts ambition. On the summit see, Thc seals of oflice glittering in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them !— at his heels,... | |
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Which not even critics criticise ; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence, which the fair, Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns... 
