 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pagina’s
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...endears, Whose night congratulating conscience cheers r The general fav'rite as the general friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1821 - 488 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 peaceful day benevolence endears. Whose night cougratulating conscience cheers, The general fav'rite, as the general friend : Such age there is,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 pagina’s
...of a temperate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts in 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 could wish its end ! Yet e'en... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 442 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...night congratulating Conscience cheers ; 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... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 pagina’s
...dies. ' But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Hless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides...as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To press the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1824 - 830 pagina’s
...now an age, of which he might say in the words of the poet — " An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...friend; Such age there is, and who shall wish its end?" No attack had been made upon the learned judge. His learned friend had merely sta>ted the facts —... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 366 pagina’s
...the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence...endears, Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ;. p 2 The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral frienii ; Such age there is, and who shall wish its end... | |
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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. 
