 But all whom hunger spares, with age decay: Here malice, rapine, accident, conspire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire; Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And...  A Collection of Poems - Page 1871758Full view - About this book
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 356 pages
...decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...fmall remains, On Thames's banks, in filent thought we flood. Where Greenwich fmiles upon the filver flood : Struck with the feat that gave * Eliza birth,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...fmall remains, On Thames's banks, in filent thought we ftood, Where Greenwich fmiles upon the filver flood : Struck with the /eat that gave * Eliza birth,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 392 pages
...decay ; Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire j Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's bank in filent thought we ftood, Where Greenwich fmiles upon the filver flood. fc — — Ego vel Prochytam... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 396 pages
...decay ; Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...your head, And here a female atheift talks you dead. ' While THALES waits the wherry that contains Of diflipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's bank... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...decay ; Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire ; Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...And here a female atheift talks you dead. c While THALKS waits the wherry that contains Of diffipated wealth the fmall remains, On Thames's bank in filent... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire ; And now a rabble rages, now a fire : Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney...your head, And here a female atheift talks you dead. While Thales waits the wherry that contains Of di'.'pated wealth the fraall remains, On Thames's bank... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...decay : Here malice, rapine, accident, confpire ; And now a rabble rages, now a fire : Their ambufh here relentlefs ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey : D6 Her* Here falling houfes thunder on your head, And here a female atheift talks you dead. While... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...decay : Here Malice, Rapine, Accident, confpire, And now a Rabble rages, now a Fire ; Their Ambufh here relentlefs Ruffians lay, And here the fell Attorney...contains Of diffipated Wealth the fmall Remains, On Tkames's Banks in filent Thought we flood, Where Greenwich fmiles upon the filver Flood: Struck with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...decay : Here Malice, Rapine, Accident, confpire, And now a Rabble rages, now a Fire ; Their Ambufli here relentlefs Ruffians lay, And here the fell Attorney...contains Of diffipated Wealth the fmall Remains, On Thames'* Banks in filent Thought we flood, Where Greenwich fmiles upon the Clver Flood: Struck with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...decay: Here Malice, Rapine, Accident, confpire, And now a Rabble rages, now a Fire ; Their Ambulii here relentlefs Ruffians lay, And here the fell Attorney prowls for Prey ; Mere falling Houfes thunder on your Head, And here a female Atheift talks you dead. •. . ; (c)... | |
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