 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 Seiten
...< ' .; 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' flagging wings... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 Seiten
...dies. But grant, the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an r.ge exempt from scorn or crime : An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who can wish its end? Yet e'en on this her load misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...temperate prime, Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers; The general favorite as the general friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? [From Vanity... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 858 Seiten
...dies. But grant, the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an r.ge exempt from scorn or crime : An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose peaceful day henevolence endears, Whose night congratulating conscience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 Seiten
...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...Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet e'vn on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow rises... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 Seiten
...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...Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet e'vn on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow rises... | |
 | Juvenal - 1837 - 306 Seiten
...285 But grant, the virtues of a temperate prime Bless'd with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...innocence away ; Whose peaceful day benevolence endears, 295 And dreaded losses aggravate his pains; He turns, with anxious heart and crippled hands, His bonds... | |
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1838 - 222 Seiten
...temp'rate prime Bless with an ;<;r<: exempt from scorn or crimes An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...endears, Whose night congratulating conscience cheers. JoJinson. IT is true that Mary Lorton had more than once whispered to herself—" I wonder what brought... | |
 | 1840 - 378 Seiten
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow rises... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...a temperate primo, Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperccived , general favourite as the general friend ; Such age there is, and who shall wish its end t Yet even... | |
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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. 
