Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age: Pleased with this bauble still,... Book of Elegant Poetical Extracts - Side 389af John T. Watson - 1869 - 506 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 374 sider
...we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : COM MENTAR Y. and ingenious;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 sider
...we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 sider
...we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 sider
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : COMMENTARY. and ingenious;... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 sider
...when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight/...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and'pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble flill,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 sider
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleai'd with a rattle , tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite: » Scarfs , garters , gold , aniufe his riper ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : ego Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
| John Newbery - 1762 - 292 sider
...when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas 'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble Hill,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1763 - 154 sider
...following one. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 375 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a. draw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, am ufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 sider
...die. BEHOLD the child , by natures kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a flraw .' Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight ,...louder , but as empty quite.' Scarfs , garters , gold , amufe bis riper flags .' ~fnd beads and prayer-books are the toys of age.' iSo Pleas' d with this... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 sider
...die. Behold the child , by nature's kindly law , 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuiè his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
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