 STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils oppress'd: So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste. Tor him let venal bards disgrace the bay, And hireling minstrels...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 223by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English drama - 1777 - 336 pages
...Profeffion's froth ; And pale Difeafe, with all his bloated train, Torments the fons of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering fpoils oppreft : So moves the fumpter-mule, in harnefs'd pride, That bears the treafure which he cannot... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...profeffion's froth, And'pale Difeafe, with all his blafted train, Torments the fons of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering fpoils opprefs'd : So moves the fumpter-mule, in harnefs'd pride, That bears the treafure which he... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...profeflion's froth, And pale Difeafe, with all his blafted train, Torments the forts of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering fpoils opprefs'd : So moves the fumpter-mule, in harnefs'd pride, That bears the treafure which he... | |
 | English poetry - 1790 - 194 pages
...professions froth, And pale Disease with all his bloated train Torments the sons of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest: So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1790 - 380 pages
...professions froth, t*o And pale Disease with all his bloated train Torments the sons of Gluttony and Sloth. Strophe. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest: So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1790 - 390 pages
...professions froth, And pale Disease with all his bloated train Torments the sons of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest: So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English fiction - 1796 - 526 pages
...bloated train, Prefents her cup of dale profeffion's froth ; 90, Torments the fons of gluttony and floth. STROPHE. In fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering fpoils opprefs'd : So moves the fumpter-mule, in harnefs'd pride, And hireling minftrels wake the tinkling... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 472 pages
...Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortunes car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest, So moves the sumpter-mule in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which it cannot taste. I For him let venal bards disgrace the bay, And hireling minstrels wake die tinkling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...profession's froth ; And pale Disease, with all his bloated train, Torments the sons of Gluttony and Sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest: So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...profession's froth; And pale Disease, with all his bloated train, Torments the sons of gluttony and sloth. STROPHE. In Fortune's car behold that minion ride, With either India's glittering spoils opprest; So moves the sumpter-mule, in harness'd pride, That bears the treasure which he cannot taste.... | |
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