I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face ; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream,... Temple Bar - Page 3841862Full view - About this book
| Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...beautiful, that it would be the greateft mortification not to tranfcribe it, I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fty, Through which Aurora fhews her bright'ning [face ; 3 You You cannot bar... | |
| James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...nobleft toil, Ne for the mules other meed decree, They praifcd are alone, and ftarve right merrily. Ill, I care not, Fortune, what yon me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ;. . You cannot fhut the windows of the ity, Through which Aurora fhews her brightening face; LI a Tfou You cannot... | |
| James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...other meed decree, They praifed are alone, and (larve right merrily. III. I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot (hut the windows of the fky, Thro* which Aurora fhews her bright'ning face ; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 582 pages
...infirmities of that period, would, with equal fincerity and rapture, exclaim, . I care not, Fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora mows her brightening face ; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1779 - 536 pages
...infirmities of that period, would, with equal fincerity and rapture, exclaim, I care not, Fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free- Nature's grace; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora fhows her brightening face; Xou, cannot bar my conftant... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. VOL. I. Q^. III. I III. I care not, Fortune, xvhat you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Through which Aurora mews her brightening face ; You cannot bar my conftant... | |
| Thomas Percival - Moral education - 1781 - 106 pages
...powers of perception and enjoyment, may almoft fay, with the Poet, " I care not, Fortune ! what you me deny ; " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; " You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, " Thro' which Aurora fliews ter brightening fxx ; " You cannot bar my... | |
| English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...toil, Ne for the Mules other meed decree, They praifed are alone, and ftarve right merrily. U a I «are I care not, Fortune, what yon me deny ! You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace; You cannot Ihut the windows of the flcy, Thro' which Aurora (hews her brightening face ; You cannot bar ray conftant... | |
| English essays - 1787 - 326 pages
...be deprived. How truly may he exclaim with ** the poet ! « I care " I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : " You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; " You cannot faut the windows of the fky, " Through which Aurora (hews her brighten" ing face ; " You cannot bar... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...ftarve right merrily. i84 TUX CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. f'.:,..'. //. III. I care not, Fortune! what you me deny; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot fhut the windows of the fky, Thro' which Aurora fhews her brightening face ; You cannot bar my confbnt... | |
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