 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 páginas
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to make the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince, He ftood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 páginas
...Virtue's land. Achithophel, grown weary to possess aco A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd...his arm to shake the tree. Now manifest of crimes contriv'd long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince: 205 Held up the huckler of the people's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 páginas
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to make the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince^ He flood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown wearv to pollcls A lawful fame, and lazy happincfs, Dildain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to (hake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd l<mg lince, He ftood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | 1793 - 806 páginas
...tu virtue's land. Achitophcl, grown weaiy to | ofiVIs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefi, Dildain'd the golden fruit to gather free. And lent the crowd his arm to fhakc the tree Kw, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fmce, He Sood at bold defiance with his prince... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 páginas
...to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to polTefs A lawful fame, and lazy l.appinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to lhake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contnv'd long fince, He Hood at hold defiance with his prince;... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 páginas
...prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to poflefs A lawful fame, and lazy happinefs, Difdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to (hake the tree. Now, manifeft of crimes contriv'd long fince, He flood at bold defiance with his prince;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 páginas
...prefers to Virtue's land. Acbitopbel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdain'd the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd...his arm to shake the tree. Now manifest of crimes contriv'd long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince ; Held up the buckler of the people's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 páginas
...ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to gather free, And lent...long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince ; Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against the crown, and skulked behind the laws. f The wished.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 páginas
...ice prefers to virtue's land. Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to gather free, And lent...long since, He stood at bold defiance with his prince ; Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against the crown, and skulked behind the laws, f The wished... | |
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And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand, And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land. 
