 Others, belike, with happier grace, From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies. And tell when planets set or rise ; But Roman thou, do thou control The nations far and wide ; Be this thy genius, to impose The rule of...  Outlines of the world's history - Page 178by Edgar Sanderson - 1885 - 664 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1867 - 810 pages
...when planets set and rise; But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius— to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." We will not quote Dryden's, which ia weaker still, and less faithful. But these which follow seem to... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1867 - 518 pages
...tell when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." He ceased ; and ere their awe was o'er, Took up his prophecy once more : " Lo, great Marcellus ! see... | |
 | Scotland - 1867 - 800 pages
...when planets set and rise ; But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished foes, Show pity to the humbled soul, And crush tho sons of pride." We will not quote Dryden's, which is weaker still, and less faithful. But these... | |
 | Literature - 1867 - 590 pages
...on this wise : — " Others, I ween, with happier grace, From bronze or stone shall call the face ; Plead doubtful causes ; map the skies, And tell when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius — to impose The rule... | |
 | Virgil - Epic poetry, Latin - 1867 - 520 pages
...the fortune of the day. Others, I ween, with happier grace From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies, And tell when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished foes,... | |
 | Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen - God - 1868 - 542 pages
...These arc his words : — Others belike with happier grace From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies, And tell when planets set or rise: But Koman, thou, do thou control The nations far and wide : Be this thy genius — to impose The rule of... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro, Virgil - 1870 - 490 pages
...the fortune of the day. Others, belike, with happier grace From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies, And tell when...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride.' He ceased ; and ere their awe was o'er, Took up his prophecy once more : ' Lo, great Marcellus ! see... | |
 | Frances Power Cobbe - Evolution - 1872 - 416 pages
...ideal when he wrote : Others, belike with happier grace, From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies, And tell when...rule of peace on vanquished foes, Show pity to the humblest soul, And crush the sons of pride. — jEneid, vi. The unity of civilized nations in one empire,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - Authors - 1872 - 1046 pages
...haughty mission, c.» their poet boasted, was to control The nations far and wide ; to impose The rr.lc of peace on vanquished foes. Show pity to the humbled soul And crush the sons of pride. And the two words2 which so impressed the youthful imagination i :" Ue Quincey lose half their majesty... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...book of the " fneid : "— " But ye. my Romans, still control The nations far and wide. Be this your genius, to impose The Rule of Peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul And crush the sons of pride." (Conington's Translation-) 1 Ovid tells, in the eleventh book of his " Metamorphoses," how Ceyz, king... | |
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