 Let others better mould the running mass Of metals, and inform the breathing brass, And soften into flesh a marble face; Plead better at the bar; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise: But, Rome! 'tis thine alone, with awful...  Leisure-moments in the Camp and in the Guard-room - Page 12by J. F. Neville - 1812 - 204 lehteFull view - About this book
 | George England - 1735 - 388 lehte
...*Plead better at the Bar, defcribe the Skies, And when the Stars defcend, and -when they rife : £ut, Rome, 'tis thine alone, with awful Sway To rule Mankind, and make the World obey, 'Diffofing 'Peace and War thy own majeftick Way. • DRYDE N. THE Romans, however, have given fome... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 408 lehte
...1 170 Plead better at the bar; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise. But, Rome ! 'tis thine alone, with awful sway, To rule mankind, and make the world obey, 1 1 74 Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way; To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1804 - 520 lehte
...inform the breathing brass, " And soften into flesh a marble face : " Plead better at the bar, &c. " But Rome, 'tis thine alone, with awful sway " To rule mankind, and make the world obey. " To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free : " These are imperial arts, and worthy thce !" DRYDEX.... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 lehte
...; 1170 Plead better at the bar; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise. But, Rome! 'tis thine alone, with. awful sway, To rule mankind, and make the world obey, 1 17 1 Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way; To tame the proud, the fetterM slave to free :... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - 1807 - 298 lehte
...judgment unanimously between Cicero and Demosthenes. These two Orators hold nearly an equal rank.* ' But Rome, 'tis thine alone with awful sway • To...way. ' To tame the proud, the fetterM slave to free : • These are imperial arts, and worthy thee !' DRYBEN. Ji * The opinions of learned men, have indeed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 lehte
...face ; X Plead better at the bar ; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise. But, Rome ! 'tis thine alone, with awful sway, •%...war thy own majestic way ; > To tame the proud, the fettered slave to free : — These are imperial arts, and worthy thee." He paused— and, while with... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 lehte
...face ; Plead better at the bar ; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise. But, Rome ! 'tis thine alone, with awful sway, -\...obey, Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way ; J To tame the proud, the fettered slave to free : — These are imperial arts, and worthy thee."... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1808 - 476 lehte
...describe the skie?, And when the stars descend and when they rise; But, Rome, 'tis thine alone with aweful sway } To rule mankind, and make the world obey; > Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way.} DRYDEN. parabo, doctornm hominmn $• plan% sapientum. Ex eddcm vrbe HU MI I.EM HOMUNCION KM H pulverc... | |
 | John Smith, George Canning, Robert Percy Smith, John Hookham Frere - 1809 - 176 lehte
...face ; y Plead better at the bar; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise, But Rome, 'tis thine alone with awful sway ^ To rule...war, thy own majestic way. ' To tame the proud, the fettered slave to free ; These are imperial arts^and worthy thee. DRTOEN. In these lines the invidious... | |
 | Claude Fleury - 1809 - 402 lehte
...&c. Let others better mould the running mass •;.-• Of metals, and inform the breathing brass — But Rome, 'tis thine alone with awful sway, To rule mankind, and make the world obey : — To tame the proud, the fettered race to free, .. , . These are imperial arts, and worthy thee.... | |
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