 On the bare earth exposed he lies With not a friend to close his eyes. — With downcast looks the joyless victor sate Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of Chance below; And now and then a sigh he stole And tears began to flow.  Poems - Page 23by Joseph Addison - 1810 - 597 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...blood; deserted, at his utmost need, by those his former bounty fed: oh the bare earth expos'd he lies, with not a friend to close his eyes. With down-cast looks the joyless victor sale revolving in his alter'd soul the various turns of chance below; and now and then, a sigh he stole;... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...and tears began to flow. CHORUS. Revolving in his alter'd soul the various turns of chance below j and, now and then, a sigh he stole ; and tears began to flow. No. 77. U The mighty master smil'd, to see that love was in the «ext 'degree: 't was but a kindred... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1811 - 528 pages
...his imagination had assisted " the mighty master." " With downcast looks the joyless victor sat, " Revolving in his alter'd soul " The various turns...then a sigh he stole, " And tears began to flow." The sighs and the tears were the consequences of Alexander's own thoughts, which were only recalled... | |
 | Herodotus - 1812 - 478 pages
...blood; Deserted in his utmost need, By those his former bounty fed, On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes ; With downcast looks the joyless victor sate, Revolving in his altered soul, The various turns of fate below, LXXXVII. In this extremity, the Lydians affirm, timt... | |
 | Augusta Amelia Stuart - 1818 - 234 pages
...suppressed the curiosity she soon hoped to gratify ; and turning her thoughts to Egilone. she revolved " The various turns of chance below,. And now and then a sigh she stole, And tears began to flow." Turpin, seeing the affliction of the pilgrim> besought her, in... | |
 | Herodotus - Greece - 1814 - 422 pages
...blood; Deserted in his utmost need, By those his former bounty fed, On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes; With downcast looks the joyless victor sate, Revolving in his altered soul, The various turns of fate below, And now and then a sigh he stole, And tears began to... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...With downcast look the joyless victor sat> Revolving, in his alter'd soul, The various turns of fate below ; And now and then a sigh he stole, And tears began to flow. The mighty master smil'd to see That love was in the next degree ; 'Twas but a kindred sound to move... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1815 - 526 pages
...his imagination had assisted " the mighty master." " With downcast looks the joyless victor sat, " Revolving in his alter'd soul " The various turns...then a sigh he stole, " And tears began to flow." The sighs and the tears were the consequences of Alexander's own thoughts, which were only recalled... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...With downcast look the joyless victor sat, Revolving, in his alter'd soul, The various turns of fate below ; And now and then, a sigh he stole, And tears began to flow. The mighty master smil'd to see That love was in the next degree ; 'Twas but a kindred sound to move... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1831 - 952 pages
...The prevalence of human woe And sad vicissitudes of fate, Which spares not mightiest monarchs here below; And now and then a sigh he stole, And tears began to flow. The tuneful lyrist smiled to see That love was in the next degree; "Twas but a kindred sense to move,... | |
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