 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...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...new scenes of woe peace shall their force restore. * Thi morning-star. LVI. To number up the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and ekg an endless... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...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...new scenes of woe peace shall their force restore. LXII. One day there chaunced into these halls to rove A joyous youth, who took you at first sight;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pages
...Most Christian kings, inflam'd by black dessre, With honourable ruffians in their hire, Cause wa'* to rage, and blood around to pour: Of this sad work...scenes of woe peace shall their force restore. * The morning-star. LVJ. To numbed up the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and eke an endless task;... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...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 shall their force restore. LVL To number up the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and eke an endless task 5 From kings,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...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 shall their force restore. To number up the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and eke an endless task ; From kings, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...C'vuse 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 shall their force restore. To number np the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and eke an endless task ; From kings, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...rage, and blood around to pour : Of this sad work when each begins to tire, Thev sit them down iust where they were before, Till for new scenes of woe peace shall their force re-- store. To number np the thousands dwelling her.?, An useless were, and eke an endless task ; From... | |
 | Joseph Sansom - 1817 - 340 pages
...National quarrels — Ah ! what more shews the vanity of life, Than to behold the Nations all on fire, In cruel broils engaged, and deadly strife ; Most...new scenes of woe peace shall their force restore , * I say nothing pf the turgid Manifestoes, and retrograde manoeuvres of General Hull, or General... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pages
...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 shall their force restore. To number up the thousands dwelling here, An useless were, and eke an endless task ; From kings, and... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1820 - 808 pages
...their hire, Of this sad work, when each begins to tire, Cause war to rage, and blood around to pour; They set them down just where they were before; Till,...NOBLESSE. Of the ancient Noblesse of Canada, the Counts of Longueil and St. Lawrence have long been extinct; and lIn: small remainder being now deprived of the... | |
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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 in their hire, Cause war to rage, and blood around to pour. Of this sad work when each begins... 
