| Plutarchus - 1819 - 538 pages
...spreads her charms in vain : " Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain ; " On Moscow's wall till Gothic standards fly, " And all be mine beneath...state, And nations on his eye suspended wait. Stern famin;1 guards the solitary co.ist, Aud winter barricades the realm of frost. i PYRRHUS. 11? The crowd... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 368 pages
...resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain ; "Think nothing gain'd," he cries, "till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic...military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait ; * Ver. 133— U6. f Vcr- 1*7—167. Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades... | |
| Thomas Pruen - Creeds - 1820 - 348 pages
...REMAIN ! ON MOSCOW'S WALLS TILL " THE Til I-COLOURS FLY," AND ALL BE MINK BENEATH " HEAVBN's CANOPY !" —The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait. Stern famine " lurks beneath the gilded fanes," And winter " hovers o'er th' extended plains." —" Nor threatened... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her cl arms in vain ; " Think nothing gain'd, he cries, till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all he mine beneath the polar sky." The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...resign; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain; " Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic...guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay ; — Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's... | |
| John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain, " Think nothing gained," he cries, " till nought remain ; " On Moscow's walls till Gothic...guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost ; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay ; — Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1821 - 378 pages
...remain,' ; • *• Oji Moscow's walls till Gothic standards tly, The.march begins in military stiUe, And nations on his eye suspended wait. . Stern famine guards the solitary coast,. .Apd winter.barricades the realm of frost: • • He- comes—not want and cold his course delay •'(he... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1822 - 504 pages
...resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain : " Think nothing gain'd," he cried, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls, till Gothic...the realm of frost: He comes — not want and cold bis course delayHide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day ! The vanquished hero leaves his broken bands,... | |
| 1843 - 684 pages
...resign ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain ; ' Think nothing gain'd,' he cries, ' till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic...And winter barricades the realm of frost : He comes, — nor want, nor cold his course delay. Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day ! The vanquish'd... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 320 pages
...resign ; [vain ; Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in 'Think nothing gain'd (he cries) till nought remain ; On Moscow's walls till Gothic...guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost: He comes ; nor want nor cold his course delay ; — Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's... | |
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