 | David A. Kent, D. R. Ewen - 1992 - 428 pages
...rough virtues chose them for their clime. XLIII "He came to his sceptre, young; he leaves it, old 30 ; Look to the state in which he found his realm, And...too behold, How to a minion first he gave the helm 31 ; 340 How great upon his heart a thirst for gold, The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm The... | |
 | George Gordon Byron - 1994 - 884 pages
...the abyss of time ; For the rough virtues chose them for their TT.TTT "He came to his sceptre yonng; kled With thine Elysian water-drops ; the face Of thy cave-guarded spring with years annab too behold, How to a """i*"ยป first he gave the helm ; How grew opon his heart a thirst for gold,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1995 - 412 pages
...on the abyss of Time; For the rough virtues chose them for their clime. 43 'He came to his sceptre, young; he leaves it, old: Look to the state in which...too behold, How to a minion first he gave the helm; 340 How grew upon his heart a thirst for gold, The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm The meanest... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1996 - 868 pages
...the abyss of time; For the rough virtues chose them for their clime. XLIII 'He came to his sceptre young; he leaves it old: Look to the state in which...his realm, And left it; and his annals too behold, 340 How to a minion first he gave the helm; How grew upon his heart a thirst for gold, The beggar's... | |
 | 1834 - 754 pages
...honour, power, and glory for the guiding stars of our policy, instead of being constantly influenced by a " thirst for gold, the beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm the meanest hearts." Let us do our best again to place the means of comfort within the reach of our labouring population,... | |
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How grew upon his heart a thirst for gold, The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm The meanest hearts ; and for the rest, but glance Thine eye along America and France. 
