| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pàgines
...mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, . 'Tls neither love nor poesy Can arm against Death's smallest L / 'em then, And wine is aconite to men : Nay, in Death's hand the Grape-stone proves As strong as thunder... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pàgines
...mankind wait Poets or lovers let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poesy Can arm against Death's smallest deeline Touehes th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em then, And wine is aeonite to men... | |
| John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pàgines
...Misguide to madness or to sleep : Sleep were well, thou'st learnt a way To death itself now to betray. But when their life, in its decline, Touches th' inevitable...wine is aconite to men ; Nay, in Death's hand, the grape-stone proves As strong as thunder is in Jove's. I'd advise diem, when they tpjr Any illustrious... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pàgines
...to sleep : Sleep were well, thou'st leam'ta way To dealh itself now to betray. So much deified as I, But when their life, in its decline, Touches th' inevitable...wine is aconite to men ; Nay, in Death's hand, the grape-stone provee As strong as thunder U in Jove's. ODE, FROM CATULLUS. ACME AND SKFTIMIU8. WHILST... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pàgines
...neither love nor poesy Can arm, against Death's smallest dart, The poet's head or lover's heart ; B 2 grape-stone proves As strong as thunder is in Jove's. ODE, FROM CATULLUS. ACME AND 5EPTlMlUS. WHlLST... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pàgines
...neither love nor poesy Can arm, against Death's smallest dart. The poet's head or lover's heart ; B2 . Knowledge 258 II. Pleasure 264 III. Power 272 The Thief and the Cordelier. A Ballad. . lo them then, And wine is aconite to men ; Nay, in Death's hand, the grape-stone proves As strong as... | |
| 1852 - 874 pàgines
...arm, against Death's smallest dart, The poet's head or lover's heart ; B2 But when their life, in it: ; Nor broad carnations, nor gay spotted pinks ; Nor,...the damask-rose. Infinite numbers, delicacies, sme grape-stone proves As strong as thunder is in Jove's. ODE, FROM CATULLUS. ACME AND SEPTIMICS. WHILST... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1905 - 484 pàgines
...them be, 'Tis neither Love nor Poesie Can arm against Deaths smallest dart The Poets Head, or Lovers Heart. But when their Life in its decline, Touches th' 'Inevitable Line, All the Worlds Mortal to'em then, And Jfine is Aconite to men. Nay in Deaths Hand the Grape-stone proves As... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1905 - 484 pàgines
...them be, 'Tis neither Love nor Poesie Can arm against Deaths smallest dart The Poets Head, or Lovers Heart. But when their Life in its decline, Touches th' Inevitable Line, All the Worlds Mortal to'em then, And Wine is Aconite to men. Nay in Deaths Hand the Grape-stone proves As... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 820 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...its 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-ftone prove»... | |
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