 | Select lessons - 1785
...with celeftial Fire; Hands, that the Rod of Empire might have fvvay'd, Or vvak'd to Extafy the living Lyre. But Knowledge to their Eyes her ample Page Rich...the Spoils of Time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repreis'd their noble Rage, AnU froze the genial Current of the Soul. . Full many a Gem of pureftRay... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Literary Criticism - 1799 - 186 pages
...with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich...the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 223 pages
...with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich...the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Thomas Janes - Poetry - 1800 - 304 pages
...with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have. sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. . But knowledge to their eyes her ample pige<...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804
...with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich...spoils of Time did ne'er unroll : '< Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. •Full many a gem of purest... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 207 pages
...with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich...the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804
...celestial fire , Hands ,^that the rod of empire might have sway'd , Or wak'd to ecstacy the Jiving lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page ,...the spoils of Time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage, Afld froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | William Wirt - Travel - 1805 - 128 pages
...celestial fire, 'Hands that, the rod of empire, might have sway'd, Or wak'd to eestacy, the living lyre. But .knowledge 'to their eyes, her ample page,...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current cf their soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806
...with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page,...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 304 pages
...with celestial fire ; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page,...the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray... | |
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Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. 
