...desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandermg fires. Follow'd false lights; and, when their glimpse gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own....I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Oood life be now my task : my doubts are done : What more could fright my faith, than three in ona...

...avowed : — " My thoughtless youth was wing'd with Tain desires ; My manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone My pride struck out new sparkles of its own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! Good life...

...thoughtless youth was winged with vnin desires : My manhood, long misled hy wandering tires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such wa» I, such by nature Hill I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task...

...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow' d false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My...could shock my faith than Three in One?" In drawing Dryden's character, Johnson has given, though I sup1 See vol. iii. p. 44. — BOSWELL. pose unintentionally,...

...to forsake ! My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and he mine the shame. * Good life he now my task : my douhts...

...to forsake. My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse...was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her owu. Such was I, such by nature still 1 am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be...

...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone My pride struck out new sparkles of its own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! Good life...

...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My...still I am ; Be Thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! " The " false lights " evidently refer to the Puritan opinions in which Dryden had been bred up,...

...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am/i Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame.' ' With this part of Dryden's life we have little to...

...thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Followed false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by-nature still I am,'r Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame.' With this part of Dryden's life...