 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 psl.
...victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day : Yet see, how all around 'em wait The Ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's...them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 psl.
...victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day. Yet see, how all around 'em wait The Ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's...them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band! Ah, tell them they are men! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 psl.
...feize their prey, the murtherous band ! Ah, tell themythey are men ! Thefe (hall the fury paffiont tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that (kulks behind; Or pining LOTS (lull wade their youth, Or Jealoufy, with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 psl.
...Misfortune's haleful train! Ah, show them where in amhush standl To seize their prey the murd'rous hand ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury...vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, Aud Shame that sculks hehind : Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 psl.
...Misfortune's baleful train ! Ah , shew them where in ambush stand To seize their prey the murthVous bantl ! Ah , tell them , they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vii 1 in res of .the mind , Disdainful Anger, pallid F«ar, And Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 psl.
...Yet see, how all around 'em wait The Ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's baneful train I Ah, show them -where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 psl.
...Misfortune's hateful train ! Ah, show them where in amhush stand, To seize their prey the murd'rous hand ! Ah, tell them they are men! These shall the fury passions...vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws the secret... | |
 | 1806 - 408 psl.
...seize their prey, the murth'rous band ! Ah, shew them they are men ! These shall the fury-passions tear. The vultures of the mind, Disdainful anger, pallid fear, And shame that sculks behind; Or pining love shall waste their youth,Or jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 psl.
...victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day; Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train! Ah ! shew them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah! tell them they are... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 psl.
...victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, Jsor care beyond to-day : Yet see how all around 'em wait The Ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train ! Ah, shew them where in ambush stand To seize their prey the murth'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men... | |
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Alas ! regardless of their doom The little victims play ; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day : Yet see how all around... 
