 | John Bell - 1789 - 202 pages
...children satisfy the child ; Each nobler aim represt by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time and tottering in decay, There in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...children satisfy the child : Each nobler aim, represt by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul; While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind; As in those domes, where Cesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...children satisfy the child : Each nobler aim, represt by long controul, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul; While low delights succeeding' fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...children satisfy the child. Each nobler aim, repress'd by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind. As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defaced by time, and tottering in decay, There, in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...children satisfy the child : Each nobler aim, represt by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...cliildren satisfy the child : Each nobler aim represt by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind ; As in those domes, wb'ere Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'riiig in decay, There... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...satisfy the child : Kach noWcr aim, repress'd by long control, . Now sinks at last, or feebly mans f Life. WHO venerate themselves the world despise. For what, gay friend! is this escutcheo : • As in ihvise dome* whore Casar* once bore sway, IWac'd by time, and tott'riug in decay, There... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...children satisfy the child : Each nobler aim represt by long control, 'Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in... | |
 | Francis Collins - 1809 - 354 pages
...compensation seem to find. " Each nobler aim, represt by long controul, " Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul; " While low delights succeeding fast behind, " In happier meanness occupy the mind, " As in those domes where Cssars once bore sway, '• Defaced by time, and tottering in decay, " There... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...children Satisfy the child ; Each nobler aim, represt by long controul, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul: While low delights succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind: As in those domes, where Csesars. once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in... | |
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Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time and tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead... 
