 Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went : One way they look, another way they steer, Pray to the gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when their sins they set sincerely down, They'll find that their...  The Works of the English Poets: Young - Page 79by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edward Young - 1741 - 194 pages
...marriage-bed ; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd victims born To flaughter, glories in his gilded Horn. Some go to Church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went : One way they look, another way theyyfor, Pray to the Gods; but would have Mortals hear^ And when... | |
 | Edward Young - 1752 - 154 pages
...marriage-bed ; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd victims born: To flaughter, glories in his gilded Horn. Some go to Church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went : One way they loei, another way theyy?«r, Pray to the Gods ; but would have Mortals hear;. And when... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 pages
...gilded horn. Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went. One way they look, another way they fteer, Pray to...gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when their fins they fet fincerely down, They'll find that their religion has been orte. Others with wifhful eyes... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 286 pages
...marriage-bed ; And the brib'd Cuckold, like crown'd victims born To flaughter, glories in his gilded. horn. Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went. One way they look, another way they fteer, Pray to the gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...brib'd cuckdd, like crown'd viftims born To flaughier, glories in his gilded horn, * Ho» AC iSome go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went : One way they look, another way theyy?w, Pray to the gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...peevifh virtue and the marriage-bed; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd viftims born To daughter, glories in his gilded horn. 70 Some go to church,...repent, And come back much more guilty than they went: One way they look, another way they/teer, Pray to the gods,- but would have mortals hear; And when... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...marriage-bed ; And thcbrib'd cuckold, likecrown'd viflmis bora To (laughter, glorie; ¡u his gilded horn. / Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, ( And come back much more guilty than they went : One way they look, another way they ftccr, .' Pray to the gods ; bul would have mortals hear; AIK!... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...marriage -bed ; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd viftimsborn To (laughter, glories in his gilded horn. Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went: One way they look, another way they fleer; Pray to the godo, but would have mortals hear ; And when... | |
 | 1791 - 980 pages
...marriage-bed; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd vidtimsborn To {laughter, glories in his gilded horn. Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went: One way they look, another way they ftccr; Pray to the gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 348 pages
...marriage-bed; And the brib'd cuckold, like crown'd viftims born To flaughter, glories in his gilded horn. Some go to church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went: One way they look, another way theyfteer, Pray to the gods, but would have mortals hear ; And when... | |
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