 | Samuel Johnson - 1876 - 76 pages
...the price of votes; With weekly libels and septennial ale, Their wish is full, to riot and to rail. In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand: 100 Still to new heights his restless wishes tow'r, 105 Claim leads to claim, and pow'r advances pow'r... | |
 | Readers - 1878 - 446 pages
...the price of votes ; With weekly libels and septennial ale, Their wish is full to riot and to rail. In full-blown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand ; To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine ;... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...votes ; With weekly libels and septennial ale, Their wish is full to riot and to rail. In full-flown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand ; To him the church, tho realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turned... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...cell, | Nor ever would she more with thane and lordling dwell. SAMUEL JOHNSON. 1709—1784. WOLSEY. IN full-blown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the Church, the realm, their powers consign, [shine, Through him the rays of regal bounty... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 642 pages
...favours of his lord. THE RISE AND FALL OF WOLSEY. [From The Vanity of Human Wishes.} In full -flown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turned... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 636 pages
...favours of his lord. THE RISE AND FALL OF WOLSEY. [From The Vanity of Human Wishes.'] In full -flown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turned... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...thy powei Death shall expire, and sin defile no more. -CLXXI. SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1709—1784 1. 'WOLSEY. In full-blown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : 4 To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 pages
...Hudson," said Hogarth. — Foster's Life of Goldsmith, III. vii.] From THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand ; To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine ;... | |
 | English poets - English poetry - 1889 - 596 pages
...poetical writings of his time. Johnson died on 13th December 1784. FROM THE " VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES." iy full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand: To him the church, the realm, their powers consign ; Through him the rays of regal bounty shine ; Turned... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1881 - 632 pages
...favours of his lord. THE RISE AND FALL OF WOLSEY. [From The Vanity of Human Wishes.] In full-flown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand: To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turned... | |
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In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand... 
