 | Horace - 1750 - 322 pagine
...Field in Arms, VTuVi glorious Ardour prodigal of Life, To guard a. darling Son, and faithful Wife. Before great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign'd Kings as great as He, and brave, Whofe huge Ambition's now cont.iin'd In the fmall Conipafs of a Grave ; Itv entilefs Night they fteep,... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1759 - 512 pagine
...TIE Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multt, fed omnes illacrymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longa, Notts*. Before great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign'd Kings as great as he, and brave ; Whofe huge Ambition's now contain'd In the fmall Compafs of a Grave : In endleis Night they fleep,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagine
...mention and uncertain tradition have supplied ' Johnson's Works, vii. 245. See ante, iii. 81, 82. • ' Before great Agamemnon reign'd Reign'd kings as great as he, and brave. Whose huge ambition's now contain'd In the small compass of a grave ; In endless night they sleep, unwept, unknown,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 pagine
...Agamemnona Afulti ; fed omnti illachrymabilet Urgentur, ignotique longa Notie^ carent quia vatefacro* Before great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign'd kings as great as he, and brave, Whofe huge ambition's now contain'd In the fmall compafs of a grave : In endlefs night they fleep,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pagine
...Agamemnona Multi ; fed ornnes illachrymabile, Urgentur, ignotique longa Nolle, carent quia vatefacro. Before great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign'd kings as great as he, and brave, Whofe huge ambition's now contain'di In the fmall compafs of a grave : In endlefs night they fleep,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pagine
...Whofe huge ambition's now contain'd In the fmall compafs of a grave : In endlefs night they flcep, unwept, unknown : No bard had they to make all time their own. FRANCIs. Tully enquires, in the fame oration, why, but for fame, we difturb a fhort life with fo many... | |
 | 1801 - 344 pagine
...\Vhofe huge ambition's now contuin'd In the imall compafs of a grave : In endlefs night they deep, unwept, unknown: No bard had they to make all time their own. FRANCIS. Tally enquires, in the fame oration, why, but for fame, we difturb a fhort life with fo many... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pagine
...great Agamemnon reign'd, Keign'u Kmgs as great as he, and brave, Whose huge ambition's now contain 'd In the small compass of a grave : In endless night...unknown : No bard had they to make all time their own. FRANCII. Tully enquires, in the same oration, why, but for fame, we disturb a short life with so many... | |
 | Horace - 1806 - 492 pagine
...great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign' d kings as great as he, and brave, Whose huge ambition's now contained In the small compass of a grave ; In endless night...their own. In earth if it forgotten lies, What is the valor of the brave ? What difference, when the coward dies. And sinks in silence to his grave ? Nor,... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pagine
...vatefacro. Before great Agamemnon reign'd t Reign'd kings as great as he, and brave, Whofe huge ambition's now contain'd In the small compass of a grave : In....• No bard had they to make all time their own. FRANCIS. Tully inquires, in the same oration, why, but for fame, we disturb a short life with so many... | |
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Before great Agamemnon reign'd, Reign'd kings as great as he, and brave, Whose huge ambition's- now contain'd In the small compass of a grave : In endless night they sleep, unwept, unknown : No bard had they to make all time their own. 
