 Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honourable ruffians in their hire, Cause war to rage, and blood around to pour : Of this sad work when each begins to tire, They sit them down just where they were before, Till for new scenes of woe peace...  Young. Churchill. Lloyd. Falconer. Thomson - 487 ページSamuel Johnson 著 - 1800全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Maria Hack - 1825 - 490 ページ
...Francis*. An apt and melancholy illustration of the scene imagined by the poet : " But what most show'd the vanity of life, Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engaged, and deadly strife; Most Christian kings inflara'd by black desire, With honourable ruffians... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 ページ
...to power, and erown'd their In eomo another set, and kk-keth them down stairs. But what most show'd illiam Hazlitt eruel broils engag'd, and deadly strife : Most Christian kings ¡nflam'd by blaek desire, With honourable... | |
 | James Thomson - 1826 - 268 ページ
...power, and crown their cares, In comes another set, and kicketh them down stairs. But what most shew'd the vanity of life, Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engag'd, and deadly strife, Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honourable ruffians in their hire, Cause... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 ページ
...and crown'd their cares »n comes another set, and kicketh them down stairs. LV. Bit what most shcwM the vanity of life, Was to behold the nations all on fire, In crnel broils engagM, and deadly strife, *°st Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, * The moruiaff... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 ページ
...power, and crown'd their carea, In comes another set, andkickcth them down stain. But what most show'd the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engaged, and deadly strife : Most Christian kings, inflamed by black desire, Wkh honourable ruffians... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 ページ
...the " honorable ruffians," described by Thomson in his bitter lines of truth ? " But what most uhow'd the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engaged and deadly strife : Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honorable ruffians... | |
 | James Thomson - 1838 - 236 ページ
...crown'd their cares, In comes another set, and kicketh them down stall's. LV. But what most show'd the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engag'd, and deadly strife : Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honourable ruffians in their hire, Cause... | |
 | James Thomson - 1841 - 352 ページ
...and crown'd their cares, In comes another set, and kicketh them down stairs. LV. But what most show'd the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire, In cruel broils engaged, and deadly strife : Most Christian kings inflamed by black desire, With honourable ruffians... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 ページ
...cares, In comes another set, and kicketh them down stairs. But what most show'd the vanity of lifo. tition's scourge : why licens'd Pain, That cruel spoiler, that embosom'd f strife : Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honorable ruflinns in their hire, Cause... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 ページ
...cares, fa comes another set, and kicketh them down stairs. But what most show'd the vanity of lifu. strife : Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black desire, With honorable ruffians in their hire, Cause... | |
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