 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1752 - 154 pages
...men attempt for faered praife ? The lavt ef praifr, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns more, or lefs, and glows in ev'ry heart: The proud to gain it toils on toils endure, The modefl fhun it, but to makfr it fure. O'er globes, and fcepters, now, on Thrones it fwells, Now, trims... | |
 | Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...intolerable. * Ibid. p. 83. 3- The 3. The love of praife, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns more or lefs, and glows in ev'ry heart : The proud to gain it, toils on toils endure ; The modeft fhun it but to make it fure J. Thefe lines are pretty, and the fenti* tnent extremely juft.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...men attempt for Jacred praife ? The Lowe of Praife, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or lefs, and glows, in ev'ry heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure ; The taodeft fhun it, but to make it fure. O'er globes, and fceptres, now on thrones it fivells ; Now, trims... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...i'acrcd praile ? The love of pr.iife, howe'cr conccal'd by art, ftcigns, more or lei's, and glo\vs in evry heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure; The modcft Hum it but to make it fure. O'erglobes and fctptrcs now on thrones it fwclls, Now trims the... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...attempt for facred praile ? 50 The love of praile, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or lels, and glows in ev'ry heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure; The modeil (hun it, but to make it fure. O'er globes and fceptres, now on thrones it fwells, 55 Now trims... | |
 | Sophia Lee - 1804 - 378 pages
...yet admiration is so alluring, that the mind must be independent indeed which is above courting it. " The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure; The modest shun it but to make it sure :" and, perhaps, those who are truly deserving only bound their desires to obtaining the praise of... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or less, and glows in every heart : Thepioud, to gain it, toils on toils endure; The modest shun...sceptres, now on thrones it swells ; Now, trims the mi.inight lamp in college cells : 'Tis Tory, Whig ; it plots, prays, preaches, pleads, Harangues in... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...love of praise, howe'er conceal' d by art, Reigns, more or less, and glows in every heart ; The prond, to gain it, toils on toils endure; The modest shun...O'er globes and sceptres, now on thrones it swells, ISmv trims the midnight lamp in college cells : Tis tory, whig; it plots, prays, preaches, pleads,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...attempt for sacred praise ? The love of praise, hnwe'cr conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or less, arid , fall'n, Fall'n from his high estate, <jlobc> and sceptres now on thrones it swells, Xow trims the midnight lamp in college cells. "I isTory,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...tacrtd praise ? The love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or less, and glows, in every heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure...O'er globes, and sceptres, now on thrones it swells j Now. trims the midnight lamp in college cells : 'Tis Tory, Whig; it plots, prays, preaches, pleads,... | |
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The love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or less, and glows, in every heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure ; The modest shun it, but to make it sure. 
