| Tibullus - 1759 - 468 pages
...chafes Year, Decay purfues Decay, Still drops fome Joy from withering Life away ; New Forms arife, and different Views engage, Superfluous lags the Veteran on the Stage, Till pitying Nature figns the laft Releafe, And bids afflicted Worth retire to Peace. But few thtre are whom Hours like... | |
| Tibullus - 1759 - 276 pages
...chafes Year, Decay purfues Decay, Still drops fome Joy from withering Life away 5 New Forms arife, and different Views engage, Superfluous lags the Veteran on the Stage, Till pitying Nature figns the laft Releafe, And bids afflicted Worth retire to Peace. But few th;re are whom Hours like... | |
| 1789 - 228 pages
...minutes' flagging wings : New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated...year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from with'ringlife away { New forms arise, and different views engage. Superfluous lags the vet 'ran oh... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 442 pages
...from with'ringlife away ( New forms arise, and different views engage^ Superfluous lags the vet'ran on the stage ; Till pitying Nature signs the last release, And bids afflicled worth retire to peace. But few there are whom hours like these await, Who set unclouded in... | |
| William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...rises as the clay returns, A sister sickens or a daughter mourns. Now kindred merit fills the sahle bier, Now lacerated friendship claims a tear. Year...year, decay pursues decay, . Still drops some joy from with'ring life away : New forms arise, and different views engage, Superfluous lags the veteran on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated...year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from with'ring life away ; New forms arise, and diff 'rent views engage, Superfluous lags the vet'ran on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...minutes' flagging wings; New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourn?. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated...year, decay pursues decay, .Still drops some joy from with'ring life away; New forms arise, and different views engage, Superfluous lags the vet'ran on the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...from with'ring lite away ; New forms arise, and diff'rent views engage, Superfluous lags the vet'ran on the stage, Till pitying Nature signs the last release, And bids afflicted worth retire to peace. But few there are whom hours like these await, Who set unclouded in... | |
| George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...flagging wings ; " New sorrow rises as the day returns, - A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns, " Now kindred merit fills the sable bier, " Now lacerated...year, decay pursues decay, " Still drops some joy from with'ring life away ; " New forms arise, and different views engage, " Superfluous lags the vet'ran... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...cheers; The general favourite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end ' Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops...Till pitying Nature signs the last release, And bids afflicted worth retire to peace. But few there are whom hours like these await, Who set unclonded in... | |
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