 O Death, why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare the idle weed, yet lop the flower ! Why fly thy shafts in lawless error driven ! Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ! But peace, bold thought ! be still, my bursting heart ! We, not Eliza, felt...  A soldier's offspring; or, The sisters - Page 171by Emma De Lisle - 1810Full view - About this book
 | James Beattie - 1766 - 184 pages
...with cruelty thy power, And fpare the weed, yet lop the lovely flower ! Why fly thy fhafts in lawlefs error driven ! Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ! •' But peace, bold thought ! be flill, my burfting heart ! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. Scaped the dark dungeon... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...with cruelty thy power, And fpare the weed, yet lop the lovely flow'r? Why fly thy (hafts in lawlefs error driven ? Is virtue, then, no more the care of Heaven ! But peace, bold thought! be ftill, my burfting heart! We, not Eliza, felt the fatal dart. Scap'd the dark dungeon,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...rankled soul! O Death, why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare the idle weed, yet lop the flower I Why fly thy shafts in lawless error driven ! Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven I But peace, bold thought ! be still, my bursting heart ! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. _^ Jo... | |
 | John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...with cruelty thy power, And fpare the idle weed, yet lop the flower ? Why fly thy mafts in lawlefs error driven ? Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ? But peace, bold thought! be ftill, my burfting heart! We, not Eliza, felt the fatal dart. Efcap'd the dungeon... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 454 pages
...with cruelty thy power, And /pare the idle weed, yet lop the flower! Why r!y thy f hafts in lawlels error driven; Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven! — But peace, bold thought! be ftill my burfting heart ! We, not Eliza, felt the fatal dart. Scaped the dark dungeon... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...mute the voice, whose pleasing accents stole, Infusing balm, into-the rankled soul! O Death, why arrfl with cruelty thy power, And spare the idle weed, yet...Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ! But peace, bold thought! he still my bursting heart! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. Scaped the dark dungeon... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...that shed ! And mute the voice, whose pleasing accents stole, Infusing balm, into the rankled soul ! O Death, why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare the...Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ! But peace, bold thought! be still, my bursting heart! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. Escaped the dungeon... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...that shed ! And mute the voice, whose pleasing accents stole, Infusing balm into the glowing soul ! O Death ! why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare...Virtue, then, no more the care of Heaven ? But peace, bold thought ! be still my bursting heart ! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. Scaped the dark dungeon,... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1805 - 190 pages
...that shed i And mute the voice, whose pleasing accents stole, Infusing balm, into the rankled soul ! O Death, why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare the...Virtue then no more the care of Heaven ! But peace, bold thought ! be still, my bursting heart ! We, not ELIZA, felt the fatal dart. Escap'd the dungeon,... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 408 pages
...that shed! A.ad mute the voice, whose pleasing accents stole, Infusing balm, into the rankled soul'l O Death, why arm with cruelty thy power, And spare the...driven ! Is Virtue then no more the care of Heaven 1 But peace, bold thought! be still, my bursting heart i "We, not EtiZA,.felt the fatal dart. Escap'd... | |
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