 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pagina’s
...the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ; The general favourite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end ! Yet ev'n... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pagina’s
...the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ; The general favourite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end. Yet e'en... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pagina’s
...dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; "An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ° ? Yetev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pagina’s
...a temperate prime, Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers—* The general favourite as the general friend: Such age there is, and who shall wish its end? Yet e'en on... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pagina’s
...the virtues of a temperate prime Blest with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers; The general favourite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end ? Yet ev'n... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pagina’s
...dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...Benevolence endears, Whose night congratulating Conscience cheer* • The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral -friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pagina’s
...dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or .crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; New sorrow rises... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pagina’s
...The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings,. To press the...sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear;... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1819 - 524 pagina’s
...the virtues of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime, An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers, The general fav'rite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end ? Yet, ev'n... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pagina’s
...will. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay. And glides...Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes' flagging wings; ,i New sorrow... | |
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New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear. 
