 That shining shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines .' Few years but yield us proof of death's ambition,...  The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. - Page 39edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear; As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens while it shines ! Few years but yield us proof of Death's ambition To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And sheath... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens while it shines! Few years but yield us proof of Death's ambition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And sheath... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...mark invites the tyrant's spear. As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man, - ! Few years but yield tuproof of Death's ambition To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And sheath... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...aims, shield ? That shining shield invites the tyrant's spear, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines ! Few years hut yield us proof of Death's amhition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1813 - 324 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens while it shines ! Few years but yield us proof of Death's amhition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines .' Few years but yield us proof of death's ambition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 284 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity! How, comet-like, it threatens while it shines ? Fe\^ years but yield us proof of Death's ambition, To cull his victims from his fairest fold, And... | |
 | Edward Young - Death - 1816 - 390 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O, how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines ! Few years but yield us proof of death's ambition, To cnll his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
 | Edward Young - Fore-edge paintings - 1817 - 372 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines ! Few years but yield us proofs of death's ambition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 412 pages
...shield invites the tyrant's spear, As if to damp our elevated aims, And strongly preach humility to man. O how portentous is prosperity ! How, comet-like, it threatens, while it shines ! Few years but yield us proof of Death's ambition, To cull his victims from the fairest fold, And... | |
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