 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - 1810 - 508 pàgines
...Alas ! the joys that fortune brings, Are trifling, and decay ; And those that prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. And what is friendship...follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep ? ; • And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair one's jest : On earth unseen, or only found... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 414 pàgines
...Alas ! the joys that fortune brings, Are trifling, and decay ; And those that prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. And what is friendship...lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair one's jest : On earth unseen, or only found To... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pàgines
...trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, Mope trifling things than they. " And what 'n friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep " And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair-one's jest : On... | |
 | 1809 - 420 pàgines
...34 realized those hopes, would it not have reanimated one who if now lost to society ? " What then is friendship but a name ? " A charm that lulls to sleep, " A shade that follows wealth and fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep." I — PERSECUTION. WHATEVER are my faults, exclaims the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pàgines
...Delicacy. Word to the Wise, Clementina, School for Wive*. &c. &c. own. " And what u friendship bnt a. name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair-one's jest :... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pàgines
...and deony ; " And those who prize *.e•c. paltry thirds, "More trifling stUHhan they. F •• '! And what is friendship but a name, « A charm that...shade that follows wealth, or fame ? " But leaves the wrel^ to weep? " And love is still an emptier sound, " The modern fair one's jest: '' "On earth unseen,... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1813 - 346 pàgines
...This indeed governs the world in their assoeiations :— " And what is friendship but a name, A eharm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wreteh to weep." But he sought not high eonnexions — exalted friendships — or splendid allianees... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pàgines
...joys that fortune brings, " Are trifling, and decay ; •' And those who prize the paltry things. " More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship...follows wealth or fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, " The modern fair one's jest ; " On earth unseen, or only found... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1814 - 326 pàgines
...fiis friendships by a principle of interest. This indeed governs the world in their associations: — "And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls...follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep." But he sought not high connexions — exalted frierioTships — or splendid alliances — he shrunk... | |
 | 1814 - 632 pàgines
...other with dissatisfaction and disgust, each appl^ ing to the other the words of the poet ! \VIiat is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep — A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep ? But this must evidently arise from the imperfect manner in which they... | |
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And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep... 
