 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpefts brightening to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpecls brightening to the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay* While resignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the...latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the...friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignatio-i gently flopes the way ; And all his profpeAs bright'ning to the laft, His Heav'n commences... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ' ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate' ; But on he motes to meet his latter end, Angela around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way, And all his profpefts,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...tempt the dangerous deep; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...;' Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refiguation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpcfts brightning to the laft, His heaven commences... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; £inks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ;_ And all his... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...the dang'rou* deep ; No furly poner Rands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gatel; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend j Sinks to the grave with unpereeiv'd decay, "While refignation gently flopes the way j And, all his... | |
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Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine... 
