 | 1802 - 302 sider
...evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intelleft, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. 455 Thee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 sider
...blinds The eyefight of difcov'ry ; and begets, In thofe that fuffer it, a fordid mind •'•dial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee therefore ftill, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy lofs of empire, and though fqueez'd By... | |
 | 1801 - 432 sider
...faculties — impedes Their progress in the road of science — blinds The eye-sight of discov'ry — and begets In those that suffer it, a sordid mind,...— unfit To be the tenant of MAN'S noble form ! The Patriot and Martyr are thus also finely contrasted :— Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's... | |
 | John Mitchell - 1805 - 260 sider
...Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science, blinds The eye-sight of discovery, and begets, In those that suffer it,...intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form*. Nevertheless, in politics, (as in some cases of morals whenduty is left to be regulated by circumstances)... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 sider
...fcicnce ; blinds The eye.fight of difcovery, and begets In thofe that fufter it a fordid mind Beftial, a meagre intellect, unfit TO be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee therefore, "ftill, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy lof» of empire, and though fcjueez'd... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1806 - 342 sider
...facoJttes, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eye-sight of discovery ; and begeis In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a...man's noble form." The modern Semiramis made some, tb cm gh .inconsiderable advances in the abolition of this odious vassalage, •and dtrriog ks continuance,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 sider
...VIs evil: hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets In those- that suffer it...meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble formThee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy loss of empire, and though squeezed... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sider
...blinds • '. ] -ij •> 'b A The eyesight of discov'ry, and,begets, ' ^ „!Jn thos« that suiler it, a sordid' mind • Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy loss of •empire, and though ' sqneez'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 sider
...Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets In those that suffer it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit 'o be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sider
...men, Is evil, hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science; blinds The eye-sight or my comfort, burnishing in bed, ' Just sn immortal Mara held Besiiul, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noiilv form. Thee therefore, still, blame-worthy... | |
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Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets, In... 
