Shame that skulks behind; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth That inly gnaws the secret heart, And Envy wan, and faded Care, Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to... Readings on Poetry - Page 29by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth - 1816 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1792 - 112 pages
...Ah, tell them they are men! Thefe shall the fury pafllons tear, The vultures of the mind , Difdainful anger, pallid fear, And shame that skulks behind; Or pining love shall wafte their youth, Or jealoufy with rankling tooth, That inly knaws the fecret heart; And envy wan,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, palid Fear, And Shame that sculks behind; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy, with... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...show them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band! Ah, tell them they are men! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of...mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that sculks behind; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy, with rankling tooth, That inly... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...feize their prey, the murtherous band ! Ah, tell themythey are men ! Thefe (hall the fury paffiont tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that (kulks behind; Or pining LOTS (lull wade their youth, Or Jealoufy, with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...them -where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of...mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that sculks behind ; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy, with rankling tooth, That inly... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...behind ; Or pining Love «hall -waste their youth , Or Jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly knaws the secret heart , And Envy wan , and faded Care ,...Grim-visag'd comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl th« wretch from kigh , To bitter Scorn a sacrifice ,... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...show them where in amhush standl To seize their prey the murd'rous hand ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, Aud Shame that sculks hehind : Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth,... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...show them where in amhush stand, To seize their prey the murd'rous hand ! Ah, tell them they are men! These shall the fury passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws the secret... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...shew them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah! tell them they are men. These shall the fury passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Ftar, And Shame, that skulks behind; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy, with rankling... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...seize their prey, the murth'rous band ! Ah, shew them they are men ! These shall the fury-passions tear. The vultures of the mind, Disdainful anger, pallid fear, And shame that sculks behind; Or pining love shall waste their youth,Or jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws... | |
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