Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darts, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his course, Safe glides his little bark along the shore Where virtue takes her stand ; but if too far He launches... Death: A Seatonian Prize Poem - Seite 20von Beilby Porteus - 1803 - 66 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1759 - 60 Seiten
...nought fufpeâing; Means to be bleil — But finds himfelf undone. I4 DEATH: Down the fmooth ftream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal iky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe ; Safe glides his little bark along the ihore... | |
| University of Cambridge - 1772 - 352 Seiten
...youth, who nought fufpefting Means to be bleft — But finds himfelf undone. Down the fmooth ftream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal fey, Hope fwells his fails, and Fancy fleers his courfe ; Safe glides his little bark along the fhore... | |
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1772 - 72 Seiten
...youth, who nought fufpedting Means to be bleft — But finds himfelf undone. Down the fmooth itream of life the Stripling darts Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal iky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe. Safe glides his little bark along the ihore... | |
| 1800 - 452 Seiten
...following fketeh of youth is mafterly, and the latter part full of inftruction. Down the fmooth ftrcam of life the STRIPLING darts, Gay as the morn; bright glows the vernal fky, Hope fwells his fails, and paffion fleers his courfe. Safe glides his little bark along the more,... | |
| 1803 - 228 Seiten
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth ; Where in th' intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He snares the simple yputh, whp nought suspecting, Means to be blest :— rBut finds himself undone. Down the smooth stream... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 Seiten
...frantic scenes ..Of midnight revel and tumultpcufr mirth> Where in th' Intoxicating draught conceaW, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...darts, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his course, Safe glides his little bark along the shore Where... | |
| Thomas Tomkins - 1806 - 348 Seiten
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| 1806 - 184 Seiten
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth, Where in the intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darts, Guv as the morn; bright glows the vernal sfcy. Hope swells his sails, and Passion steers his course.... | |
| Elizabeth Helme - 1806 - 268 Seiten
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth; Where, in the intoxicating draught conceal'd, He snares the simple youth, who nought suspecting, Means to be blest — but finds himself undone. Oh ! happier far To lie like gallant Howe, 'midst Indian wild*, A breathless corse, cut off by savage... | |
| Beilby Porteus - 1808 - 162 Seiten
...frantic scenes Of midnight revel and tumultuous mirth, Where in th' intoxicating draught conceal'd, Or couch'd beneath the glance of lawless love, He...undone. Down the smooth stream of life the stripling darU, Gay as the morn ; bright glows the vernal sky, Hope swells his sails, and passion steers his... | |
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