 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 412 pages
...Province, and alluring Prey. *A Chamber af Dependanrs was fram'd, (As Conquerors will never want Prerence, When arm'd, to juftifie th' Offence) And the whole Fief, in right of Poetty flie claim'd. The Countty open lay without Defence : For Poers frequent Inrodes there had made,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...that mighty Government ; But what can young ambitious Souls confine ? To the next Realm flie ftretck'd her Sway, For Painture near adjoining lay, A plenteous...Conquerors will never want Pretence, When arm'd, to juftify th' Offence ) Ar:d the whole Fiet, in right of Poetry, fhe claim" J. The Country open lay without... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...government ; But what can young ambitious fouls confine ? i To the next realm l"he ftretch'd her fway, For Painture near adjoining lay, A plenteous province, and alluring prey. A Chamber of Dependencies was fram'd. (As conquerors will never want pretence, When arm'd, to juftify th' offence)... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...government ; But what can young ambitious fouls confine ? -* TQ the next realm fhe ftretch'd her fway, For Painture near adjoining lay, A plenteous province, and alluring prey., A Chamber of Dependencies was fram'd. 4(As conquerors will never want pretence, When arm'dj to juftify th' offence)... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...government ; But what can young ambitious fouls confine ? To the next realm lhe ftretch'd her fway, For Painture near adjoining lay, A plenteous province, and alluring prey. A Chamber of Dependencies was fram'd. MS {At (As conquerors will never want pretence, 'When arm'd, to juftify th'... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...mighty government ; " But what can young ambitious souls confine ? • " To the next realm she stretch'd her sway, " For PAINTURE near adjoining lay, " A plenteous province and alluring prey. . # * * * # " Thus nothing to her genius was deny'd ; . • " But, like a ball of fire the further... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...mighty government; " But what can young ambitious souls confine ? •• To the next realm she strctch'd her sway, " For PAINTURE near adjoining lay, •' A plenteous province and alluring prey. tt • * * * " Thus nothing to her genius was dcny'd; " But, like a ball of fire the timber thrown.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...But what can yorng ambitious fouls confine ? To the next realm (lie flietch'd her fway, For Pa.nture agu'er'd heaven the giants move. Hills pil'd on hills, on mountains mount Dependencies was fram'd, As conquerors will never want pretence, When ann'd, to jullify th' offence)... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...Hut what can young ambitious fouls confine ? To the next realm fhe ftretch'd her fway, For Pasture near adjoining lay, A plenteous province, and alluring prey. A chamber of Dependencies was fram'd, (As conquerors will never want pretence, When arm'd, to juftify th' offence)... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1805 - 692 pages
...government ; But what can young ambitious (bull confine ? To the nest realm flie flretcli'd her fway, For painture near adjoining lay, A plenteous province, and alluring prey. A cbambtr of depertdencin was fram'd, (As conquerors will never want pretence, When arm'd, to jufh'fy... | |
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Born to the spacious empire of the Nine, One would have thought she should have been content To manage well that mighty government; But what can young ambitious souls confine? To the next realm she stretch'd her sway, For Painture near adjoining lay,... 
