Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For, why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations... The Works of Samuel Johnson - Página 5de Samuel Johnson - 1825Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Juvenal - 1837 - 306 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, 125 On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight ? Why but to sink, beneath misfortune's blow, With... | |
| 1840 - 368 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For, why did...Harley's closing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exiled Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings allied ? What but their wish indulged in courts to shine,... | |
| 1843 - 368 páginas
...be thine t Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent 1 For, why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, On weak...Villiers to th' assassin's knife, And fix'd disease on Barley's closing life 1 What murder'd Wentworth, and what exiled Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The 1844 W. and R. Chambers"% Chambers Robert" Robert Chambers( the enormous weight ? Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below.... | |
| 1851 - 586 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thiue ! Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent / For, why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise i If enormous weight 1 Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or livest thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below.... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 580 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth with Wolsey 's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did...ruin to the gulfs below ? What gave great Villiers to the assassin's knife, And fixed disease on Harley's closing life ? What murder'd WTentworth, and what... | |
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent : For why did...near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise the' enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulfs below?... | |
| Cornelius Tacitus - 1848 - 208 páginas
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest Justice on the banks of Trent ? For why did Wolsey, near the stecps of fate, On weak foundation raise th' enormous weight ? Why but to sink beneath misfortune's... | |
| M Joseph Denison - 1849 - 276 páginas
...Alfred's urn, As the hright model that will ne'er return. HISTORICAL SKETCHES. XIMENES AND ALBERONI. " What gave great Villiers to th' assassin's knife,...exil'd Hyde, " By Kings protected, and to Kings allied 1 " What ! but the wish indulged in Courts to shine, " And power too great to keep, or to resign. Johnson's... | |
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