 Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild,...  Moral essays, satires, &c - Pągina 5per Alexander Pope - 1777 - 195 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Creech - 1791 - 318 pągines
...fcience ; fince, I fay, all thefe things are fo, Let us, Cnce life c»n little more fupply. Than jufi to look about us and to die, Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of man, A mighty maze, but not without a plant YES, let us purfue the innocent delights which... | |
 | James Roach - 1793 - 274 pągines
...ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (fince life can little more fuppjy "I ban jull to look about 'is and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this feene of...plan ; A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifeuous fhoot: Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pągines
...inferno a. lui s. oppofe ; e In vano S' anno a" Afia, e di Libia il popol mijio, &c. Let us, fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die, &c. Both in Englifh and in Italian Verfe, an accent, though it mufl never be mifplaced, may fometimes... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pągines
...things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (fince life can little more fupply Than jrft to look about us, and to die), Expatiate free o'er all this fccne of man ; A mighty maze '. but not without a plan : [(hoot; A wild, where weeds and flowers prnmifcuous... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pągines
...my Saint John ! leave all meaner "• things To low ambition and the pride of Kings. Let us, fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die, Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and fiow'rs pronirfcuoui... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pągines
...-L\. WAKE, my ST. JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (fmce life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan; A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuous fhoot;... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pągines
...adduced, is punctually correfpondent with that of the moft fagacious- fubje£t of the narrative. Ver. 3. Life can little more fupply, Than juft to look about us, and to die. Much in the fame manner Denham, Of Prudence : Learn to live well, that thou may'ft die fo too : To... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 384 pągines
...little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; 5 A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuous moot, Or Garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample field,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pągines
...things To low ambition, and the pride of kings ; Let us, since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die, Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous... | |
 | 1799 - 394 pągines
...following verfe, implying, Surely Tuch a brief exiltence ought not to be m alt: ft wretched. — " Since life can little more fupply, Than juft to look about us and to die." Pope. • So llifiyi , that it fcarcely allows time for a fecond look. This ftage orke pnlr, not an... | |
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