 | Anacreon - 1713 - 112 pàgines
...neither Love nor Poefy, The Poet's Head or Lover's Heart. Can arm againft 'Death's fmalleft Dart^. But when their Life in its Decline Touches th' inevitable...Mortal to them then, And Wine is Aconite to Men. Nay in Death''s Hand the Grape-ftoneproves As ftrong as. Thunder fe in Jove's. If it be thought an Advantage... | |
 | 1727 - 528 pàgines
...Fate, Poes on the beft of Mankind wait, Poets Poets or Lovers let them be, 'Tis neither Love nor Poefy, Can arm againft Death's fmalleft Dart, The Poet's...Heart, But when their Life in its Decline, Touches the inevitable Line, All the World mortal to 'em then, And Wine is Acconite to Men ; Nay, in Death's... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 534 pàgines
...dartj, The poet's head or lover's heart -, But when their life, in it's decline, Touches th'inevitable line. All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite to men ; Nay, in death's hand the grape-ftpne proves^ As ftrong as thunder is in Jove's. There is but a fmall part of Anacreon's works... | |
 | 1761 - 544 pàgines
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait ; Poets or lovers let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart, The poet's head or lover's heart -, But when their life, in it's decline, Touches th'inevitable line, All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pàgines
...fate Does on the beft of mankind wait. Poets, or lovers, let them be, ... 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart The poet's head,...Touches th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em then, And wine is aconite to men. Nay, in death's hand, the grape-ftone proves As ftrong, as thunder... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pàgines
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait, Poets, or lovers, let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart The poet's head,...lover's heart. But, when their life, in its decline, Teuches th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em then, And wine is aconite to men. tf Terana,... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pàgines
...fate f OJ Dors on the beft of mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, *Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft Death's fmalleft dart The poet's head or lover's heart ; I IO But when their life in its deeline Touehes th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em... | |
 | Edward Harwood - 1778 - 412 pàgines
...what Fate Does on the beft of Mankind wait, Poets or Lovers let them be 5 'Tis neither Love nor Poefie Can arm againft Death's fmalleft Dart The Poet's Head,...And Wine is Aconite to Men. Nay, in Death's Hand the Grape-Stone proves, As ftrong as Thunder is in Jtve's. DITIONS of AN A ORE ON. Anacreon, Gr. moft beautifully... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pàgines
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm, againft death's fmalleft dart, The poet's head or lover's heart ; Bu: when their life, in its decline, Touches th' inevitable line, All the world 's mortal to them... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pàgines
...mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, "Tis-neithcr love norpocfy Can arm againft Death's fmalleil dart The poet's head or lover's heart ; But when their life in its decline Touches th1 inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'cm then, As wine is aconite to men : Nay, in Death's... | |
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Tis neither love nor poesy Can arm, against death's smallest dart, The poet's head or lover's heart; But when their life, in its decline, Touches the' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite to men; Nay, in death's hand,... 
