 | Tibullus - Latin poetry - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...from with'ringlife away ; New forms arise, and different views engage> Superfluous lags the vet'ran oh 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 the gulphs of Fate. ^_ 3/0 From... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 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
...friendship claims a tear. Year chases year, decay pursues decay, . Still drops some joy from with'ring life away : New forms arise, and different views engage,...release, And bids afflicted worth retire to peace." From these quotations it is, I think, manifest how far superior the present poem is to the London of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...from with'ring life 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 the gulf* of fate. From Lydia's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 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 the gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...Friendship claims a tear ; Year chases 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 stage, Till pitying Nature signs the last elease, And bids afflicted worth retire to... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...friendship claims a tear : " Year chases 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 stage, " Till pitying Nature signs the last release, " And bids afflicted worth retrre... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 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...release, And bids afflicted worth retire to peace. But few there are whom hours like these await, Who set unclonded in the gulfs of Fate. From Lydia's... | |
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To press the weary 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 Friendship claims a tear; Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops... 
