 Her grandsire leaves her in Britannia's arms ; Secure with peace, with competence to dwell, While tutelary nations guard her cell. Yours is the charge, ye fair, ye wise, ye brave ! 'Tis yours to crown desert beyond the grave.  The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Page 207by Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 234 pagesFull view - About this book
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...charms Her grandfire leaves ller in Britannia's arm*, Secure with peace, with competence, to dwelt, While tutelary nations guard her cell. Yours is the charge, ye fair, ye wife, y« brave 1 [grave ! 'Tis yours to crown defcrt— beyond tht C-. tbt D x ATH tf a LADY. OH !... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...patient fufFrer, and the faithful wife. Thus grac'd with humble virtue's native charms Her grandfire leaves her in Britannia's arms, Secure with peace,...nations guard her cell. Yours is the charge, ye fair, ye wife, ye brave ! 'Tis yours to crown defert—beyond the grave ! In the year 1670 our author publifhed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...patient Suir'rer, and the faithful Wife. Thus grac'd with humble Virtue's native Charms, Her Grandfire leaves her in Britannia's Arms, Secure with Peace,...Nations guard her Cell. Yours is the Charge, ye Fair, ye Wife, ye Brave ! 'Tis yours to crown Defert — beyond the Grave ! PROPR OLOGUE TO THE GOOD-NATUR'D... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
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 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 296 pages
...PRINTED IN HDCCLXVIII. WRITTEN BY DR. JOHNSON: „,....... SPOKEN BY MR. BENSLEY. f * • .. L REST by the load of life, the weary mind Surveys the general toil of human kind ; With cool fubmiffion joins the lab'ring train, And focial forrow, lofes half its pain : Our anxious bard, without... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 292 pages
...his proteftion. , PRO. WRITT 2 K BY DR. JOHNSON r SPOKEN BY B . V-' \M R. BENSLE V. P-' « • * REST by the load of life, the weary mind Surveys the general toil of human kind ; With eool fubmiffion joins the lab'ring train, And focial forrow, lofes half its pain : Our anxious bard,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
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...patient fufferer, and the faithful wife. Thus grac'd with humble virtue's native charms, Her grandfire leaves her in Britannia's arms ; Secure with peace,...nations guard her cell. Yours is the charge, ye fair, ye wife, ye brave ! 'Tis yours to crown defert — beyond the grave. PROLOGUE TO THE COMEDY OF THE GOOD-NATUR'D... | |
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