 Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye; And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd,...  Lectures on the English Poets - Page 305by William Hazlitt - 1818 - 331 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 pages
...author's 25th Sonnet: " Great princes'favourites their fair leaves spread, " But as the marigold in the sun's eye; " And in themselves their pride lies...buried, " For at a frown they in their glory die." Malone. 6 — nips his root,] As spring-frosts are not injurious to the roots of fruit-trees," Dr.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread, But as the marigold at the Sun's...victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour rased quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd : Then happy I, that love and am beloved,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread, But as the marigold at the Sun's...famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'it, Is from the book of honour rased quite. And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd : Then... | |
 | George Lillo, Thomas Davies - English drama - 1810 - 264 pages
...sun's eye ; While ruin in their pride but hides its head : For at a frown their flatt'ring glories die. The painful warrior famoused for fight. After...quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd. Then let us bear the malice of our stars, And make our noble sufferance our boast; Tlio' fortune ev'ry... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread, But as the marigold at the sun's...their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for worth, After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favorites their fair leaves spread, But as the marigold at the sun's...their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for worth, • After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the book of honour rased quite, Anil all... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...1975. FAVORITES — COURT. Great Princes' Favorites their fair Leaves spread But as the Marygold in the Sun's eye ; And in themselves their Pride lies buried, For at a Frown they in their Glory die. 1976. CONSTANCY — reciprocal; how happy. Happy are those that love and are belov'd, M'here they may... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 500 pages
...author's 25th Sonnet : " Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread, " But as the marigold in the sun's eye ; " And in themselves their pride lies...buried, " For at a frown they in their glory die." MALONE. 8 nips his root,] " As spring-frosts are not injurious to And then he falls, as I do. I have... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 pages
...joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favourites their Mr leaves spread, But as the marigold in the sun's eye; And in themselves their pride lies...frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famous'd for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite,... | |
 | England - 1842 - 840 pages
...The painful warrior, famonsed for fight. After a thousand victories — once foil'd, Is from the hook of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toiV'd." To say the truth, in this instance as in so many others, the great moral of the retrihution... | |
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