 | Henry Troth Coates - 1901 - 1080 oldal
...allied? What but their wish indulged in courts to shine And power too great to keep or to resign ? ng of two hands, he does his part In every useful...; A heritage, it seems to me, A king might wish to labors spread, And Bacon's mansion trembles o'er his head. Are these thy views? Proceed, illustrious... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 372 oldal
...description of the young Enthusiast at College : ' Through all his veins the fever of renown, Spreads from the strong contagion of the gown ; O'er Bodley's...spread, And Bacon's mansion trembles o'er his head.' He had desired me to change spreads to burns, but for perfect authenticity, I now had it done with... | |
 | Kristina Straub - 1987 - 260 oldal
...to introduce a perspective on his own perspective. The Oxford entrant discovers his goals above him: "O'er Bodley's Dome his future Labours spread, / And Bacon's Mansion trembles o'er his Head" (VHW 139-40). The ascent is difficult and arduous, fraught with the temptations of "Kindness," "Praise,"... | |
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Resistless burns the fever of renown, Caught from the strong contagion of the gown: O'er Bodley's dome his future labours spread. And Bacon's mansion trembles o'er his head. 
