 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...offending but by Chance, Such are the blind-fold Blows of Ignorance. They know not Beings, and but hare a Name, To them the Hind and Panther are the fame. The Panther fare the nobleft, next the Hind, And faireft Creature of the fpotred Kind ; Oh, could her in-born Stains... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...clay: So drofTy, fo divifible are they, As would but ferve pure bodies for allay : Such fouls as mards produce, fuch beetle things As only buz to heaven...in-born ftains be wafh'd away, She were too good to be a beafl of prey ! How can I praife, or blame, and not offend, Or how divide the frailty from the friend... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...allay : J Such fouls as fhards produce, fuch beetle things As only buz to heaven with evening wings ; 1 Strike in the dark, offending but by chance* •(Such...them the Hind and Panther are the fame. The Panther fare the nobleft, next the Hind, And faireft creature of the fpotted kind ; Oh, could her in-born ftains... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pages
...buz to heav'n with ev'ning wings; Strike in the dark, offendirg but by chance ; inch are the blindful blows of ignorance. They know not beings, and but...Hind, And faireft creature of the fpotted kind; Oh, cuuld her in-born ftains be walh'd away, She were too good to be a beaft of prey ! How can I praife,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 614 pages
...put in motion, may alpire : Souls that cai: fcarce ferment their maii of clay So drofly, fo divif:ble are they, As would but ferve pure bodies for allay...the fpotted kind ; Oh, could her in-born ftains be wafiVd away, She were too good to be a bcaft of prey ! How can I praife, or blame, and not offend,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 326 pages
...: So drofly, fo divif:ble are they, As would but ferve pure bodies for allay : Such fouls as (hards produce, fuch beetle things As only buz to heaven...the fpotted kind ; Oh, could her in-born ftains be wa(h'd away, She were too good to be a beaft of prey ! How can I praife, or blame, and not offend,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...things As only buz to heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark, offendihg but by chance, Snch are the blindfold blows of ignorance. They know not...the fpotted kind ; Oh, could her in-born ftains be wafli'd away, She were too good to be a beaft of prey ! How can I praife, or blame, and not offend,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...allay: Such fouls as fhards produce, fuch beetle things As only buz to heaven with evening wings; Strike Strike in the dark, offending but by chance; Such...a name; To them the Hind and Panther are the fame. One more inflance, and that taken from the narrative part, where ftyle was more in his choice, will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
....filch ; . beetle things :..• } As only bus to heaven with evening '. ' I . wings ; Strike Strike ia the dark, offending but by chance ; Such are the 'blindfold...of ignorance. They know not beings, and but hate a To them *he Hind and Panther .are the fame. •One .more mftance,, and tliat taken from the .narrative... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...Such . fouls ' -as ' fhards pfoduq^, . fudi beetle things As only buz to heaven with evening Strike hi the dark, offending b'ut by chance ; Such are the...of ignorance. They know not beings, and but hate a names To them the Hind and Panther are the fame. One more inftance, and that taken 'from the narrative... | |
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As only buz to Heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark, offending but by chance ; Such are the blindfold blows of Ignorance : They know not beings,, and but hate a name ; To them the Hind and Panther are the same. 
