 Thus some are born, my son,' she cries, ' With base impediments to rise, And some are born with none. ' But virtue can itself advance To what the favourite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd ; Virtue can gain the odds of fate, And from itself...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Parnell - Página 34por Thomas Parnell - 1833 - 185 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 páginas
...fools of chance " By fortune feem defign'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from itfelf make off the weight " Upon th' unworthy mind." THE VIGIL OF VENUS. WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF JULIUS CJESAR, AND BY SOME ASCRIBED TO CATULLUS. T ET thofe lo*ve no*w, vjho never lav' 'd hefore ; Let thofe... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 páginas
...stroked my youngling head, , And when the tale was done, — " Thus some are born, my son," she cries, " With base impediments to rise, " And some are born...shake off the weight " Upon th' unworthy mind,"—- 283 No. XXXIX. THEODORE AND HONORIA. DEYDEN. OF all the cities in Romanian lands, The chief, and most... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 páginas
...impediments to rise. And some are horn with none. " But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd: Virtue...itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind." ALEXANDER'S FEAST. BY DRYDEN. FWAS at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son : Ah... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 páginas
...stroak'd my youngling head; And when the tale was done, " Thus spme are born, my son," she cries, " With base impediments to rise, " And• some are born...none. " But Virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of Chance " By Fortune •seem design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, " And... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 páginas
...stroak'd my youngling head; And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son," she cries, " With base impediments to rise, " And some are born...none. " But Virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of Chance " By Fortune seem design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of Fate, " And from... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 páginas
...softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son, she cries, " With base impediments to rise, " And some are born...none. " But virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of chance " By fortune seem'd design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 páginas
...softly strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, " Thus some are born, my son, she cries, " With base impediments to rise, " And some are born...none. " But virtue can itself advance " To what the fav'rite fools of chance " By fortune seem'd design'd ; " Virtue can gain the odds of fate, " And from... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 páginas
...impediments to rise, And some are bora with none. " But virtue can itself advance To what the fav'rite fools of chance By fortune seem'd design'd: Virtue...itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind." ALEXANDER'S FEAST. BY DRYDEN. 'TwAS at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son: Aloft... | |
 | 1806 - 408 páginas
...strok'd my youngling head, And when the tale was done, ' Thus some are born, my son (she. cries) ' With base impediments to rise, ' And some are born...none. ' But virtue can itself advance ' To what the fav'rite fools of chance ' By fortune seem design'd ; * Virtue can gain the odds of fate, ' And from... | |
 | 1808 - 844 páginas
...done, Thus some are born, my son, she criej, With base impediments to rise. And some are born wirth .none ; But Virtue can itself advance, To what the favourite fools of Chance By Fortune seem designed ; Virtue can .gain the odds of Fate, And from itself shake off the weight. Upon the unworthy... | |
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