 Who quits a world where strong temptations try And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep...  Annual Register - Pàgina 197editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pàgines
...dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pàgines
...dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pàgines
...dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from. the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pàgines
...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resigna ion gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pàgines
...dangerous deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend* Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 pàgines
...dangerous duep ; No surly porter stands in haughty state To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around, befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pàgines
...dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But l ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pàgines
...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend j Sinxs to the grave with unperceiv'd decay While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pàgines
...dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spum imploring famine from the gate ; But every state ; Alike my seorn, if he suceeed or fail, Sporus at eourt, or Jap ; Sinks to the grave with unpereeiv'd deeay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pàgines
...dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
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