 Could all our care elude the gloomy grave, Which claims no less the fearful than the brave, For lust of fame I should not vainly dare In fighting fields, nor urge thy soul to war. But since, alas ! ignoble age must come, Disease, and death's inexorable...  Avenia, Or, A Tragical Poem, on the Oppression of the Human Species, and ... - Page 311805 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Galvano Della Volpe - Philosophy - 1991 - 276 pages
...fearful than the brave, For lust of fame I should not vainly dare In fighting fields, nor urge thy soul to war: But since, alas ! ignoble age must come, Disease,...us bestow, And give to fame what we to nature owe; or see his rendition of Priam's speech of desperation to Hector. Similarly, Arnold warned Ruskin not... | |
 | Robin Sowerby - Greece - 1995 - 230 pages
...fearful than the brave, For lust of fame I should not vainly dare In fighting fields, nor urge thy soul to war. But since, alas! ignoble age must come, Disease,...fame what we to nature owe; Brave though we fall, and honoured if we live, Or let us glory gain, or glory give!' Sarpedon asks Glaucus why they are singled... | |
 | Helen Deutsch - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 300 pages
...Fearful than the Brave, For Lust of Fame I shou'd not vainly dare In fighting Fields, nor urge thy Soul to War. But since, alas, ignoble Age must come, Disease,...bestow, And give to Fame what we to Nature owe; Brave, tho we fall; and honour'd, if we live; Or let us Glory gain, or Glory give! (27— 52)25 This oration... | |
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