| Thomas Bowdler - 1824 - 336 pages
...which the same writer has described, when warmed with poetic fire, " An age that melts in unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...endears, Whose night congratulating conscience cheers." Though anticipating, perhaps, some of the evils of age before they came upon him, and therefore desirous... | |
| Minstrel - 1824 - 246 pages
...eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. ' But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Hless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime1; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet e'en on this her load misfortune flings, To press the weary minute's flagging... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; cAn age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who shall wish its endd? Yet e'en on this her load misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; ;cAn age that melts with uuperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who shall wish its endd? Yet e'en on this her load misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging... | |
| Thomas Bowdler - 1825 - 364 pages
...which the same writer has described, when warmed with poetic fire, " An age that melts in unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...endears, Whose night congratulating conscience cheers." But, alas ! alas ! even this is vexation of spirit. I see those whom my soul holds dearest languishing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts in unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence awny; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whose... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks, his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whose... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; "An age that melts with'unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...< ' .; Whose peaceful day benevolence endears, i I Whose night congratulating conscience cheers ; 1 The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who shall wish its end^1 '. Yet e'en on this her load misfortune Jlings, j -.if To press the weary minutes'... | |
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