| James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...children of the.nurfing Public All, And at its table fed, for•that they toil'd, For that they li,'d entire, and even for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. To feize the palm of empire, ATHENS rofe, Where, with bright marbles big and future pomp, * Uymettui... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 380 pages
...treacherous fclf, The public and the piivate grew the fame. '3° The children of the nurfing publick all, And at its table fed, for that they toil'd, For that they liv'd entire, and ev'n for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of fofter genius, but not lefs intent '35 To... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...thence ftill treacherous Self The public and the private grew the fame : i30 The children of the uuifing Public all, And at its table fed ; for that they toil'd,...even for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of fofter genius, but not lefs intent i35 To feize the palm of empire, Athens rofe. Where, with bright... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 322 pages
...There too, by rooting thence ftill treacherous felf, The Public and the Private grew the fame. 130 The children of the nurfing Public all, And at its...even for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of fofter genius, but not lefs intent 135 To feize the palm of empire, ATHENS rofe. Where, with bright... | |
| Herodotus - Greece - 1791 - 470 pages
...phrafe, Confin'd and prefs'd into laconic force ; There too, by rooting thence flill treach'rous felf, The public and the private grew the fame ; The children...that they toil'd, For that they liv'd entire, and ev'n for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Liberty, part ii. 108, Sic. Dr. Johnfonfays truly... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...treacherous felf, The public and the private grew the fame. 130 The children of the nurfing public hall, And at its table fed, for that they toil'd, For that they liv'd entire, and ev'n for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of foftcr genius, but not lefs intent 135 To... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...flill treacherous Self, ' The public and the priva'c grew th.r fame : 130 The children of thr mirf.ng Public all, And at its table fed; for that they toil'd, For that theyliv't! entire, and e'en fcrthat The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of foftcr genius, but no... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English literature - 1802 - 344 pages
...thence still treacherous self, The Public and the Private grew the same. 130 The children of the nursing Public all, And at its table fed, for that they toil'd,...entire, and even for that The tender mother urg'd her son to die. Of softer genius, but not less intent 135 To seize the palm of empire, ATHENS rose. Where,... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...force. Thire, too, by rooting thence ftill treacherous The public and the private grew the fame ¡ 130 The children of the nurfing Public all, And at its table fed ; for that they toil'd, For that they uv'd entire, and e'en for that The tender mother urg'd her fon to die. Of fuller genius, hut no lefs... | |
| James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...still treacherous Self, The public and the private grew the same : 130 The children of the nursing Public all, And at its table fed ; for that they toil'd, For that they liv'd entire, and e'en for that The tender mother urgM her son to die. Of softer genius, but not less intent 135 To seize... | |
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