See here thy pictured life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift - Page 77by William Somervile - 1811Full view - About this book
| Adonijah Strong Welch - 1873 - 296 pages
...fate. THE SEASONS A PICTURE OF HUMAN LIFE. Tis done ! dread Winter spreads his latest glooms, 1025 And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year. How...His desolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy pictured life : Pass some few years, 1030 Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober... | |
| English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...snow. 'Tis done ! Dread Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquered year. How dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb...His desolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy pictured life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober... | |
| Henry Major - 1873 - 588 pages
...done ! — Dread Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquered year. flow dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb the tuneful...His desolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy pictured life; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn... | |
| James Thomson - 1873 - 758 pages
...mortals lost to hope, and lights them safe, Through all this dreary labyrinth of fate. 'Tis done ! dread Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year. 1025 How dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! Horror wide extends His desolate... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...year, Sullen and sad, with all his rising train ; Vapours, and clouds, and storms. THOMSON. 'Tis done! dread winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns...lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends Her desolate domain ! THOMSON. Winter binds Our strengthen'd bodies in a cold embrace Constringent.... | |
| William Cowper - 1875 - 340 pages
...Winter, 1. I : ' See ! Winter comes, to rule the varied year.' And the same, 1. 1024 : * 'Tis done! stern Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year.' Again, 1. 43: * And fierce Aquarius stains th* inverted year; 1 Which is Horace's (Satir. Lib. i. 1,... | |
| William Cowper - 1875 - 352 pages
...1. i : ' See ! Winter comes, to rule the varied year.' And the same, 1. 1024 : ' 'Tis done ! stern Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year.' Again, 1. 43 : 'And fierce Aquarius stains tV inverted year ;' Which is Horace's (Satir. Lib. i. I,... | |
| Samuel Manning - 1880 - 260 pages
...storms." IS done ! dread Winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquered year. How dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb...His desolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy pictured life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, Thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober... | |
| Royal arch masons. Grand Chapter (Mich.) - 1876 - 1462 pages
...shores beyond, where all must render an account of their Stewardship to the Great Ruler of the Universe. "Behold, fond man ! See here thy pictur'd life ; pass...flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength. Thy fading Autumn fading into age. And pale concluding Winter comes at last. And shute the scene . " The... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...year, Sullen and sad, with all his rising train ; Vapours, and clouds, and storms. THOMSON. 'Tis done! dread winter spreads his latest glooms, And reigns...lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends Her desolate domain ! THOMSON. Winter binds Our strengthen'd bodies in a cold embrace Constringent.... | |
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