 More mortal than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its sickle, emulous, Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts...  The English Anthology ... - Side 190redigeret af - 1794 - 334 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 sider
...ample Sweep Strikes Empires from the Root; each Moment play* I lis little Weapon in the narrower Sphere Of fweet domeftic Comfort, and cuts down The faireft...Bloom of fublunary Blifs. Blifs ! 'fublunary Blifs I — Proud Words, and vain I Implicit Treafon to divine Decree ! A bold Invafion of the Rights of... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 sider
...Births of Fate. ' Each Moment has- its Sickle, emulous Of Time's enoritious Scythe, whofe. ample Sweep Strikes Empires from the Root ; each Moment plays His little Weapon in the narrower Sphere Of fweet domeftic Comfort, and cuts down . The fuireft Bloem of fublunary Blifs^ Blifs ! fubhmary... | |
 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 sider
...Empires from the Root ; each Moment play? His little Weapon in the narrower Sphere Of fweet domejtic Comfort, and cuts down The faireft Bloom of fublunary...fublunary Blifs! — Proud Words, and vain? Implicit Treafbn to divine Decree ! A bold Invafion of the Rights of Heav'n ! I clafp'd the Phantoms,- and I... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 sider
...than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous fc) the, whofc ample fweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment...His little weapon in the narrower fphere Of fweet domejlic comfort, and cuts down The fairefl bloon of fublunary bliCs. Blifs ! fublunary blifs !—... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 290 sider
...every hour ; And rarely for the better ; or the beft, More mortal than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...His little weapon in the narrower fphere Of fweet demeftic comfort, and cuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs. Blifs ! fublunary blifs ! —... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 sider
...ev'ry hour ; And rarely for the better; or the beft, More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...from the root; each moment plays His little weapon in (he narrower fphere Of fweet domeftic comfort, and cuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 286 sider
...mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous feythe, whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root; each...His little weapon in the narrower fphere Of fweet domcftic comfort, and cuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs. Blifs ! fublunary blifs ! —... | |
 | Edward Young - 1768 - 340 sider
...common Births of Fate. Each Moment has its Sickle, emulous Of Time** enormous Scythe, whofe ample Sweep Strikes Empires from the Root ; each Moment plays His little Weapon in the narrower Sphere Of fweet domeftic Comfort, and cuts down The faireft Bloom of fublunary Blifs. Blifs ! fublunary... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 sider
...than the common hirths of fate. Each Moment has its fickle, emulous Strikes empires from the rout ; each Moment plays His little weapon in the narrower...words ! and vain : Implicit treafon to divine decree ! A buld invafion of the rights of heaven ! I clafp'd the phantoms, and I found them air. O had I weigh'd... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 sider
...every hour; And rarely for the better; or the beft, More mortal than the common births of fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...faireft bloom of fublunary blifs. Blifs! fublunary blifs!—-proud words, and vain! Implicit treafon to divine decree! A bold invafion of the rights of... | |
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