 | Thomas Gray - 1778 - 182 pages
...before, unpitied and alone. When When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore : What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 456 pages
...of Jove, relentlefs Power, When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth,. And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ; thy rigid lore With patience many a year flie bore i . • •• What forrow was, thou bad'ft... | |
 | 1782 - 518 pages
...before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy fire, to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern, rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year ftie bore : What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...unpitied and alone. F 2 When I When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore : What forrow was, thou bad.ft her know,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...before, unpitied, and alone, When firft thy fire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ; thy rigid lore With patience many a year fhe bore : What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, • To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year flie bore; What What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged...patience many a year she bore : What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know, And from her own she learn'd to melt at others' woe. Scar'd at thy frown terrific,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...before, unpitied and alone. When firft thy Sire to fend on earth . Virtue, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year flie bore. What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know ;... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heav'nly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged...patience many a year she bore: What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know, And from her own she learn'd to melt at others' woe. Scar'd at thy frown terrific,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...before, unpitied, and alone. When firft thy fire to fend on earth VIRTUE, his darling child, defign'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged nurfe ; thy rigid lore l With patience many a year me bore : What forrow was, thou bad'ft her know,... | |
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And bade to form her infant mind. Stern rugged Nurse ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore : What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know, And from her own she learn'd to melt at others 
