 | John Bell - 1789 - 442 էջ
...reason frowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsircs' wreaths regret, From age to age...right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide; A frame... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 էջ
...game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regrcf, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which...right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide; _,. /»<,... | |
 | 1789 - 228 էջ
...game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regre'?, From age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right conrey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 էջ
...unequal game, Where wasted nation's raise a single name, • And mortgag'd states their1 gratidsire's wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt...right convey; To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 էջ
...War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt;...right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. * On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 էջ
...War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name ; And mortgag'd states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right convoy To rust on medals, or on stones decay. J On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, ] low... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 էջ
...War's unequal game. Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandstres wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt;...right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride. How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 էջ
...war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name ; And mortgag-'d states their grandsires' wreaths regret, From, age to age in everlasting debt ; Wreaths which at last the dear bought right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. t On what foundation stands the warrior's... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1811 - 428 էջ
...tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For this the steady Roman shook the world ; For such,...gild the fatal conflicts of restless ambition. Mrs GrunviHe shewed me Jenny Harry's apologetic tract on quitting our church in favour of quakerism, at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 էջ
...War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name, And mortgag'd states their grandsires wreaths regret., From age to age in everlasting debt...right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame... | |
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This pow'r has praise that virtue scarce can warm, Till fame supplies the universal charm. Yet Reason frowns on War's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsires... 
