 ... prays; Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know, That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy; In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 23von Samuel Johnson - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 Seiten
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal flower ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders...tuneful lenitives of pain ; No sounds, alas! would touch the impervious ear, Though dancing mountains witnessed Orpheus near ; Nor lute nor lyre his feebler... | |
 | 1882 - 766 Seiten
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal shower ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views and wonders that...the tasteless meats and joyless wines, And luxury wilh sighs her slave resigns." until man reaches the last stage of his strange eventful history : —... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 Seiten
...gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow' г : 260 With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please no more ; Now pall tho tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels,... | |
 | Nathaniel Edward Yorke-Davies - 1885 - 346 Seiten
...seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal shower; With listless eye the dotard views the store, lie views and wonders that they please no more. Now pall...joyless wines And luxury with sighs her slave resigns.' 181. ' Need we pursue this " strange eventful history " to -the last melancholy chapter of man's existence,... | |
 | 1888 - 666 Seiten
...their gifis the bounteous seasons pour. The, fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store : He views and wonders...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. (J) What part in the construction of the principal sentence in which it occurs does the expression... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1889 - 442 Seiten
...their gifts the bonnteons seasons ponr, The fmit antnmnal and the vernal flow'r ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store : He views, and wonders...more. Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, 265 And Lnxnry with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffnse... | |
 | Louis Du Pont Syle - 1894 - 488 Seiten
...He views, and wonders that they please no more. Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, 265 And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach,...ear, Though dancing mountains witness'd Orpheus near; 270 Nor lute nor lyre his feeble pow'rs attend, Nor sweeter musick of a virtuous friend ; But everlasting... | |
 | Louis Du Pont Syle - 1894 - 508 Seiten
...Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy : 260 With listless eyes the dotard views the store : He views, and wonders...more. Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, 265 And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse... | |
 | Louis Du Pont Syle - 1894 - 478 Seiten
...hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy : 260 A With listless eyes the dotard views the store : . .• He views, and wonders that they please no more. I Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, 265 And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach,... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 432 Seiten
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r, With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders...touch th' impervious ear, Though dancing mountains witnessed Orpheus near ; Nor lute nor lyre his feeble pow'rs attend, Nor sweeter music of a virtuous... | |
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