 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...Others on earth o'er human race prefide, Watch all their ways, and all their aftions guide. Of thefe the chief the care of Nations own, And guard with arms divine the Britijh Throne. \ Our humbler province is to tend the Fair, Not a lefs pleafing, tho' lefs glorious... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 320 pages
...a plain demonftration ; for, Ipeaking of thefe fpirits, he fays in exprefs terms, I a — «~The \A ——The chief the care of nations own, And guard, with arms divine, the Britifli throne. And here let it not feem cdd, if in this myftej rious way of writing, we find the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...tmfty air) the Poem ftood originally \ »U »fter, » the end ol ihis Canto, being additional. Of ihcfe too rcfin'd, And in one int'reft body acts with mind. As fruits, Britifh throne. Our humbler province is to tend the Fair, Not a Icfs pleafing^ tho' lefs glorious care... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...Others, on earth o'er human race prefide, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide: Of thefe the chief the care of nations own, And guard' with arms divine the British throne. Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a lefs pleafmg, tho' lefs glorious care; To 'fave the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...Others on earth o'er human race prefidc, A'atch all their ways, and all their aflions guide ; Of thefe the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the Britilh throne. Our humbler province is to tend the Fair, Not a lefs plcafing, tho' lels glorious care;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...Others, on earth, o'er human race prelide, "Watch all their ways, and all their aiHons guide ; Of thefe the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the Briti(h throne. 90 Our humbler province is to te.id the fair, Not a lefs pleafing, though lefs glorious... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 440 pages
...of this he has given us a plain demonftration ; for, fpeaking of thefe fpirits, he fays in exprefs terms, The chief the care of nations own^ And guard with arms divine the Britifh throne. And here let it not feem odd, if, in this myfterious way of writing, we find the fame... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...Others on earth o'er human race prefide, Watch all their ways, and all their a&ions guide : Of thefe the chief the care of Nations own, And guard with arms divine the Britifh Throne. Our humbler province is to tend the Fair, 91 Not a lefs pleafing, tho' lefs glorious... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pages
...Others, on earth, o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide : Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. ' Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care; To save... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...his human persons (for there are some others that will hereafter tail in by the by, in the sequel of this discourse) I shall next take in pieces his machinery,...own, And guard, with arms divine, the British throne. i And here let it not seem odd, if in this mysterious way of writing, we find the same person, who... | |
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Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain; Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. 'Our humbler province is to... 
