 | Martin Madan, Juvenal - 1807 - 432 Seiten
...so far from fearing death as an evil, looks on it as a gift or blessing of nature. So Mr. DayD£N : A soul that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die. In the other sense, we must understand the poet to mean, that death will be looked upon, by a wise... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 Seiten
...built in vain; Forgive the gods the rest, and stand confin'd To health of body, and content of mind : A soul, that can securely death defy, And count it Nature's privilege to die ; Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain The load of life, and exercis'd in pain : Guiltless of hate,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 Seiten
...built in vain, Forgive the gods the rest, and stand confined To health of body, and content of mind ; A soul, that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die ; Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life, and exercised in pain ; Guiltless of hate,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 Seiten
...built in vain, Forgive the gods the rest, and stand confined To health of body, and content of mind ; A soul, that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die ; Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life, and exercised in pain ; Guiltless of hate,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1813 - 430 Seiten
...so far from fearing death as an evil, looks on it as a gift or blessing of nature. So Mr. DRYDEN : A soul that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die. In the other sense, we must understand the poet to mean, that death will be looked upon, by a wise... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 186 Seiten
...and are the reward only of diligence and patience. "We should study to live peaceably with all men, A soul that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die. Whatever promotes the interest of the soul, is also conducive to our present felicity. Let not the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 Seiten
...built in vain, Forgive the gods the rest, and stand confined To health of body, and content of mind ; A soul, that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die ; Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain The load of life, and exercised in pain ; Guiltless of hate,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 316 Seiten
...built in vain; Forgive the gods the rest, and stand confined To health of body, and content of mind: A soul, that can securely death defy, And count it nature's privilege to die: Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain The load of life, and exercised in pain: Guiltless of hate, and... | |
 | William Laurence Brown - 1826 - 350 Seiten
...but half so well. Be in the substance of thy prayers confln'd To health of body, and content of mmd ; A soul that can securely death defy, And count it Nature's privilege to die, Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain The load of life, and exercised in pain ; Guiltless of hate,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1829 - 398 Seiten
...so far from fearing death as an evil, looks on it as a gift or blessing of nature. So Mr. DRYDEN : A soul that can securely death defy. And count it nature's privilege to die. In the other sense, we must understand the poet to mean, that death will be looked upon, by a wise... | |
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The load of life, and exercised in pain ; Guiltless of hate, and proof against desire, That all things weighs, and nothing can admire ; That dares prefer the toils of Hercules, To dalliance, banquet, and ignoble ease. 
