On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire... The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 214by Samuel Johnson - 1823Full view - About this book
| English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...scepters yield, War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field'; Behold surrounding kings their pow'r combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; Peace...hand, but spreads her charms in vain ; "Think nothing gain 'd, he cries, 'till nought remain, " On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, " And all be... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 442 pages
...extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain; No joys to him pacific scepters yield, War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field > Behold surrounding kings their pow'r combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific scepters yield, . __ War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field ; ' Behold surrounding kings their pow'r combine, And one capitulate, and one resign'; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific...rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kings their power combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in... | |
| Percival Stockdale - Authors - 1809 - 500 pages
...no labours tire; O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domain; Unconquered lord of pleasure, and (if pain. No joys to him pacific sceptres yield; War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field. Behold contending kings their powers combine; And one capitulate, and one resign. Peace courts his hand ;... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er tear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific sceptres yield, V.'.ir sounds the trump, he rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kings their pow'rs combine, And... | |
| Plutarchus - 1810 - 746 pages
.... O'er love, o'er fear extends his wide domain, UnconquerM loiJ of pleasure and of pain: Wo joys io him pacific sceptres yield; War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field. about him, did not know who he was ; but one Zopyrus who served under Antigonus, and two or three others... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific...rushes to the field ; Behold surrounding kings their powers combine, And one capitulate, and one resign ; [vain ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1811 - 352 pages
...dangers fright him, and no labors tire. O'er love, o'er iear extends his wide domain, Unconqiier'd lord of pleasure and of pain: No joys to him pacific...yield; War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field him, did not know who he was; but one Zopyrus who served under Antigonus, and two or three others coming... | |
| Plutarchus - 1813 - 522 pages
...extends his wide domain, Uncouquer'd lord of pleasure and ot pain; No joys to him pacific sceptrrs yield, War sounds the trump, he rushes to the field. Behold surrounding king! their power combine. And one capitulate and one resign. Peace courts his hand, bui spreads her... | |
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