 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...fea, If frorms arife, and clouds grow black ; If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck ? Then let d:e greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten gain ; And...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmal! pinnace '. Contemning all the... | |
 | English poets - 1790
...her unfaithful fea, If ftorms arife, and clouds grow black; If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot Iofe4 In my fmall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | 1793
...clouds grow black ; If the maß i'plit, and threaten wreck ,' Then let the greedy merchant fear For hit ill-gotten gain ; And pray to Gods that will not hear,...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blow«, Secure of whit I cannot lofe, In my imall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | 1795
...her unfaithful fea, If ftorms arifc, and cloud* grow black; If the mail fplit, and threaten wreck .' Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecore from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795
...her unfaithful fea, II ftorms arife, and clouds grow black ; If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck .' Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...not hear, While the debating winds and billows bear Hii wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what 1 cannot lofe, In my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800
...her unfaithful fes. It" dorms arife, and clouds grow black} If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck ? , Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...debating winds and billows bear His wealth into the main. Forme, fecure from fortune's blowi, Secure of whit I cannot Ibfc, In my fmall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804
...her unfaithful fed, If norms arifc, and clouds grow black ; If the maft fplit, and threaten wreck > Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...and billows bear His wealth into the main. For me, fecure from fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lofe, In my fmall pinnace I can fail, Contemning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805
...Mitten. Messaput next, Senr, of steel, and fated from the fire, In pom;, appears. DryJta. beairt (turn fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lose, In my small pinnace I can sail. Dryjcn. *. It has sometimes o/bcfore the object in all its senses; but more properly from beiore evil,... | |
 | Poetry - 1806
...mast split and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten gain, Vv'hile the debating winds and billows bear His wealth into the main. For 106 Innocence. — A Winter Song. ' For me, secure of Fortune's blows, Secure of what I cannot lose,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807
...her unfaithful sea, If storms arise, and clouds grow black, If the mast split, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten...the blust'ring roar ; And running with a merry gale, Wilh friendly stars my safety seek Within some little winding cieek, And see the storm ashore. HORACE,... | |
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What is't to me, Who never sail in her unfaithful sea, If storms arise, and clouds grow black ; , If the mast split, and threaten wreck ? Then let the greedy merchant fear For his ill-gotten gain ; And pray to gods that will not hear, While the debating... 
