 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1702 - 362 pages
...the Maft fplit and threaten wreck* Then let the greedy Merchant fear ; • For his ill gotten gain j And pray to Gods that will not hear,. While the debating...and billows bear His Wealth into the Main. For me fecure from Fortunes blows, (^Secure of what I cannot lofe,) In my fmall Pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...her unfaithful Sea, If Storms arife, and Clouds grow black, If the Maft fplit, and threaten Wreck ; Then let the greedy Merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and Billows bear His Wealth into the Main. For me, fecure from Fortunes Blows, Secv,- e of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall Pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Horace - 1717 - 392 pages
...her unfaithful Sea If Storms ariit, and Clouds grow black ; If the Maft fplit, and threaten Wreck ; Then let the greedy Merchant fear, For his ill-gotten Gain; And pray to Cods that will not hear, While the debating Winds and Billows bear His Wealth into the Main. For me,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...her unfaithful Sea, If Storms arife, and Clouds grow black ; If the Maft fplit, and threaten Wreck ? Then let the greedy Merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and Billows bear His Wealth into the Main. For me, fecure from Fortune's Blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, Iq my irnall Pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...her unfaithful fea, If florms arife, and clouds grow black j If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinance I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...her unfaithful fea, If ftorms arife, and clouds grow black ; If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows. Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinance I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...her unfaithful fea, If itoni! > arife, and clonds grow black j If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. : For me, fecure, from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Horace - 1767 - 428 pages
...her unfaithful Sea, If Storms arife, and Clouds grow black ; If the Mafts fplit, and threaten Wreck ? Then let the greedy Merchant fear For his ill-gotten Gain, And pray to Gods, who will not hear, While the debating Winds and Billows bear His Wealth into the Main. For Me, fecure... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...her unfaithful sea, If storms arise, and clouds grow black ? 90 If the mast split, and threaten wreck Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...gain, And pray to gods that will not hear, While the debsting winds and hillows bear 95 His wealth into the main. Secure of what I cannot lose, In my smail... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...her unfaithful lea, If ftorms arife, and clouds grow black ; If the mail fplit, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For, me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
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What is't to me, Who never sail in her unfaithful sea, If storms arise, and clouds grow black ; , If the mast split, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten gain ; And pray to gods that will not hear, While the debating... 
