 Cou'd but our Ancestors retrieve their Fate, And see their Off-spring thus Degenerate; How we contend for Birth and Names unknown, And Build on their past Actions, not our own; They'd Cancel Records, and their Tombs Deface, And openly disown the Vile...  the carisbrooke libary - Halaman 2181889Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Daniel Defoe - 1703 - 465 halaman
...all Men follow Virtue with Regret. Coufd but our Aaceftors retrieve their And fee their Off-fpring thus Degenerate ; How we contend for Birth and Names unknown, And Build on their paft A&ions, not our own ; They'd Cancel Records, and their Tombs Deface, And openly difown the Vile... | |
 | 1705 - 591 halaman
...with Regret. Cou'd but our Anceftors retrieve their Fate, ' And fee their Off-fpring thus Degenerate j How we contend for Birth and Names- Unknown, And build on their paft Actions, not our own; They'd cancel Records, and their Tombs Deface, ; And openly difown the Vile... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber - 1753
...their offspring thus degenerate ; How we contend for birth, and names unknown, And build on their paft actions, not our own , They'd cancel records, and their tombs deface, And openly difown the vile degenerate race : For fame of families is all a cheat, 'Tis perf'nal virtue only makes... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761
...flrong, but, we hope not true obfervation : Could Could but our anceftors retrieve their fate, And fee their offspring thus degenerate ; How we contend for birth, and names unknown^ And build on their paft adtions, not our own ; " They'd cancel records, and their tombs deface, And openly difown the... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1787
...following ftrong, and we fear too juft, obfervation. Could but our aneeilors retrieve their fate, And fee their offspring thus degenerate ; How we contend for birth, and names unknown, And build on their part a&ions, not our own ; They'd can.ce! records, and their tombs deface, And openly difown the vile... | |
 | Juvenal - 1802
...on others actions, not their own, " They'd burn their titles, and their tombs deface, " And disavow the vile, degenerate race : " For fame of families...cheat, " Tis personal virtue only, makes us great." Be then what Drusus, Cossus, Paulus were ; — The bright examples of their lives prefer To all your... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 473 halaman
...on others actions, not their own, " They'd burn their titles, and their tombs deface, " And disavow the vile, degenerate race : " For fame of families...cheat, " Tis personal virtue only, makes us great." s* Hail ! from whatever stock you draw your birth, The son of Cossus, or the son of Earth, All hail... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1808
...fate, And see their offspring-thus degenerate ; How we contend for hirth and names unknown, And huild on their past actions, not our own; They'd cancel records, and their tomhs deface, And openly disown the vile degenerate race. For fame of families is all a cheat ; TIS... | |
 | John Evans - 1817
...our ANCESTORS retrieve their fate, And see their offspring thus degenerate, How we contend for births and names unknown, And build on their past actions,...and their tombs deface, And openly disown the vile degen'rate race; Vovfame of Families is all a cheat, 'Tis PERSONAL VIRTUE only makes us great ! The... | |
 | Juvenal, Persius - 1817
...on others actions, not their own, " They'd burn their titles, and their tombs deface, " And disavow the vile, degenerate race : " For fame of families...cheat, " 'Tis personal virtue only, makes us great. '' And shouts like yEgypt, when her priests have found, A new Osiris, for the old one drown'd ! But... | |
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