No more thy blood its narrow channels warm. Who then would wish to stretch this narrow span, To suffer life beyond the date of man? The virtuous soul pursues a nobler aim. And life regards but as a fleeting dream: She longs to wake, and wishes to get... Poems on Several Occasions - 151 ページJohn Gay 著 - 1767 - 9 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
| Seraph - 1754 - 294 ページ
...ftretch this narrow fpan, To iuffer life beyond the date of man ? The The virtuous foal purfues a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream ; She...eternity : For while the boundlefs theme extends our thonghr, Ten thoufand thoufand rolling years are nought. DEATH'S VISION. A POEM. By Mr. Reynolds* I.... | |
| William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 ページ
...ftretch this narrow fpan, To fuffer life beyond the date of man ? The virtuous foul purfues a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream : She...boundlefs theme extends our thought, Ten thoufand thoufand rolling years are nought. A REASONABLE QJJESTION. FROM PRIOR'S SOLOMON. IF, when the branch... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 ページ
...aim, And life regards but ,is a fleeting dream i She longs to wake, and wiflies to get free, To iaurch from earth into eternity. For, while the boundlefs theme extends our thought, Ten thoufand thoufand rolling years are nought. AM EPIGRAMMATICAL EXPOSTULATION *. T7* ROM Mohock and from Hawkubite,... | |
| 366 ページ
...ftretch this narrow fpan, . , To fuffer life beyond the date of man ? The virtuous fotil purfues a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting . dream : She longs to wake, and wiflies to get free, To launch from earth into Eternity. For, while the boundlefs theme extends our... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 ページ
...foul puifursa nobler aim, And life regards but • a fleeting dream : alie tongs to wake, and wiihes to get free, To launch from earth into eternity. For while the boiindlcfs theme extends our thought, Ten thoftfaad (heufaod roiling year« a« nough;. EP1GRAMMATICAL... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 ページ
...foul purfucs a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream : She longs to wake, and wifhcs to get free, To launch from earth into eternity. For, while the boundlefs theme extends our thought. Tea thoufaiui thoufand rolling years are •'•»,: if. ЛК EPtGRAMMATtCAL EXPOSTULATION. F KO M... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 ページ
...«retch thii narrow fp»B§ To iuffer life beyoru! the date of man ? The virtuous fonlpuri'usa uob'er aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream : She longs to wake, and wishes to get free, To launch from earth imoucternity. For, while the boundfas theme citcn-ls oof thought,... | |
| W. M. - 1801 - 356 ページ
...foul purfues a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream : Slie longs to wake, and wilhes to get free, To launch from earth into Eternity. For while the boundlefs theme extends our thought, Tenthoufand thoufaud rolling years are nought. GAY. FALSE GREATNESS. MY-LO, forbear to call him bleft... | |
| 1806 - 408 ページ
...stretch this narrow span, To suffer life beyond the date of man ? The virtuous soul pursues a nobler aim, And life regards but as a fleeting dream : She longs to wake, and wishes to get free, To launch from earth into eternity. For while the boundless theme extends our thought,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 ページ
...soul pursues a nobler aim, And LiJ regards but ;i-. a u><ttng dream > She lone? to wakr, and wishes to get free, To launch from Earth into Eternity. For, while the boundless theme extends our thought, Ten thousand thousand rolling yean are nought. EPIGRAM MATICAL... | |
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