 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r, With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the ftore, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now...the taflelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And Luxury with fighs her flave refigns. Approach, ye minftrels, try the foothing ftrain, And yield the tuneful... | |
 | Tibullus - 1759 - 276 pages
...protracted, is protra&ed Woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to deftroy, And fhuts up all the Paflages of Joy : In vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons...and wonders that they pleafe no more. Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury, with Sighs, her Slave refigns. Approach, ye Minftrels,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r, With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the ftore, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now pall the taftelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And Luxury with fighs her (lave refigns. Approach, ye minftrels,... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r, With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the ftore, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now pall the taftelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And Luxury with fighs her flave refigns. Approach, ye minftrels,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r, With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the ftore, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ;•...the taflelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And Luxury with fighs her flave refigns. Approach, ye minftrels, try the foothing ftrain, And yield the tuneful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pour, The Fruit autumnr.l, and the vernal Flow'r, With liftlefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury with Sighs her Slave religiTi. Approach, ye Minftrels,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pour, The Fruit autumnal, and the vernal Flow'r, With liftlefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no mote ; Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury with Sighs her Slave refign?. Approach,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pourj The Fruit autumnal, and the vernal Flow'r^ With liftlefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store, He views, and wonders that they pleaie no more 5 Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury with Sighs her Slave religns.... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r ; With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the ftore, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more. Now pall the taftelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And Luxury with fighs her flave refigns. Approach, ye minftrels,... | |
 | Decimus Junius Juvenalis - 1784 - 446 pages
...feafons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal flow'r ; With liftlefs eyes the dotard views the llore, He views and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now pall the taftelefs meats, and joylefs wines, And luxury with ßghs her flavc refigns. Approach, ye minftrels,... | |
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That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy: In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal... 
