| 1801 - Страниц: 452
...fair, Tho' eloquent themselves, yet fear to break; What is it hut a map of busy life, Its fluctuations and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...and craggy ridge That tempts ambition. On the summit sec The seals of office glitter in his eyes; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! Athisbccls, Close... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - Страниц: 350
...break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs die mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts ambition*...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - Страниц: 364
...themfelves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of bufy life, Its fluftuations, and its vaft concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge, That tempts ambition. On the fummit fee 'n*« feals of office glitter in his eyes; He climbs, he pants, he grafps them! At his heels,... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - Страниц: 362
...themfelves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of bufy life, Its fluctuations, and its vaft concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge That tempts ambition. On the fummit fee The feals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grafps them. At his heels,... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - Страниц: 376
...themfelves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of bufy life, Its fluctuations, and its vaft concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge, That tempts ambition. On the fummit fee The feals of office glitter in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grafps them! At his beel&j... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - Страниц: 234
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - Страниц: 338
...fluctuations, and it's vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous and craggy ridge, That tempts Amhition. On the summit see The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; : o!T He climhs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends,... | |
| British poets - 1809 - Страниц: 526
...eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; 'What is it, but a map of busy life, It's fluctuations, and it's vast concerns? Here runs the mountainous and craggy...in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them 1 At his heels. Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - Страниц: 404
...eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, It's fluctuations, and it's vast concerns? Here runs the mountainous and craggy...He climbs, he pants, he grasps them ! At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dext'rous jerk soon twists him down, And wins them,... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - Страниц: 212
...Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break ; What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns ? Here runs the mountainous...in his eyes ; He climbs, he pants, he grasps them I At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dex'trous jerk, soon twists him... | |
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