 | David Lewis - 1726 - 350 ページ
...the Vanity of State ; But tranfient is the Smile of Fate! A little Rule, a little Sway, t, A Sun-beam in a Winter's Day Is all the Proud and Mighty have,...the Rivers how they run, Thro' Woods and Meads, in Shade and Sun, Sometimes fwift, and fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding Wave they go A various Journey... | |
 | David Lewis - 1726 - 346 ページ
...the Vanity of Stdte ; But tranfient is the Smile of Fate ! A little Rule, a little Sway, A Sun-beam in a Winter's Day • Is all the Proud and Mighty...the Rivers how they run, Thro' Woods and Meads, in Shade and Sun, Sometimes fwift, and fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding Wave they go A various Journey... | |
 | 1735 - 682 ページ
...broken p'ile complete, Big with the vanity of ftatej But tranfient is the fmileoffate! A littk rub, a little fway, A fun-beam in a winter's day, Is all...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. Thefe paffages are poetical, and merit a higher commendation than they have received. Many of the verfes,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 ページ
...the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have...woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs... | |
 | 1758 - 352 ページ
...the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have...the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in (hade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to... | |
 | John Dyer - 1761 - 196 ページ
...the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have...the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in fliade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 392 ページ
...ftate ; But tranfient is the finile of fate ? A little I \ A little rule, a little fway, • A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have...cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in (hade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they... | |
 | 1765 - 396 ページ
...is the fmik of fate! I A litde rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the'proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhade and fan, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 ページ
...the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have...cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 702 ページ
...; But tranfieht is the fmile of Fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun-beam in a winter's-day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhadeand fun, .Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they... | |
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But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. 
