So slow th' unprofitable moments roll That lock up all the functions of my soul, That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant business to a future day ; That task which, as we follow or despise, The eldest is a fool, the youngest wise ; Which... Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine Cappe - Side 54af Catharine Cappe - 1822 - 467 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| John Bell - 1796 - 480 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one; So slow * Hi' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; 40 That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant bus'ness to a future day ; That 3 task... | |
| 1803 - 434 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one : t So slow th' unprofitable moments roll That lock up all the functions of my soul ; That keep me from myself, and stiU delay Life's instant business to a future day : That task, which as we follow, or despise, The... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul; 40 That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant bus'ness to a future day ; That task which,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one ; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; 40 That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant business to a future day; That task which... | |
| George Gregory - 1808 - 352 sider
...the year's dull circle seems to run, " When the biisk minor pants for twenty-one J •" So slow th' unprofitable moments roll " That lock up all the functions...of my soul : " That keep me from myself; and still delav •*' Life'« iustant business to a future day ; "' That task, which as we follow or despise,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 sider
...I'ong as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one ; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; That keep me from myself; and still delay Life's instant business to a future day; That task, which as we follow or despise, The eldest... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 sider
...run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one} So slow the' unprofitable moments roll That lock op all the functions of my soul, That keep me from myself, and still delay Kite's instant business to a future day ; That task which, as we follow or despise, The eldest... | |
| 1809 - 402 sider
...dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants fur tuenty-one , So flow tlr unprofitable momenta roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant business to a future day : That task, which as we follow or despise, The eldest... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one , So slow th' u unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul; That keep me from myself; and still delay Life's instant business to a future day; That "task, which as we follow, or despise, The eldest... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 sider
...Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one : So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; 40 That keep me from myself; and still delay Life's instant business to a future day : That VER.... | |
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