Ah! little think the gay licentious proud, "Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround ; They who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ;— Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very... The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... - Pàgina 219per Lindley Murray - 1810 - 231 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Mr. Addison - 1796 - 634 pàgines
...of pain: How many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame: how many bleed, B'. fhamcful variance betwixt man and man: How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms j Shut from the common air, and common ufc Of their own limbs: how many drink the cuj> Of baleful grief,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pàgines
...dance along, How many reel, this very moment, death, And all the fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many bleed, By fliameful variance betwixt man and man. How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms, Shut from the common... | |
| James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pàgines
...bleaching in the northern blast. Ah little think the gay licentious proud , Whom pleasure , power , and affluence surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours...variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, iOr more devouring flame. How many bleed , By shameful variance betwixt man and man. How many pine... | |
| 1800 - 322 pàgines
...bleaching in the northern blast. Ah, little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, pow'r, and affluence surround, They who their thoughtless hours...wanton, often cruel, riot, waste; Ah, little think they, as they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. How many... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 pàgines
...; They, who their tboughtkfo houri in giddy m'rtli, And wanton, oftfn cruel, riot v/afie ; 325 AJS! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the fad variety of pain : How many fink in tue devouring flood, Or more devouring Same ! how many bleed,... | |
| James Neild - 1802 - 386 pàgines
...JAMES NEILD, ESQ. TREASURER. " Ah ! little think the gay, licentious proud, " Whom Pleasure, Power, and Affluence, surround; " They, who their thoughtless...little think they, while they dance along, " How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms, " Shut from the common air, and common use " Of their own limbs !... | |
| James Neild - 1802 - 384 pàgines
...JAMES NEILD, Esa. TREASURER. " Ah ! little think the gay, licentious proud, " Whom Pleasure, Power, and Affluence, surround ; " They, who their thoughtless...hours in giddy mirth " And wanton, often cruel, riot w#ste ; " Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, " How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms,... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pàgines
...the snows, a stiffened corse ! Ah, little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours...devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many hleed, By shameful variance hetwixt Man and Man. How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms; Shut from... | |
| 1803 - 228 pàgines
...pleasure, power, and affluence -siux round ; ' " *,# They, who their thoughtless hours in gidfy mirth, Su And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah ! little...along, How many feel this very moment, death, And ail the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. — How... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 330 pàgines
...furround ; They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot wafte ; Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
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