 There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years over thy head return : So mayst thou live, till...  The British poets, including translations - Side 127af British poets - 1822Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1811 - 708 sider
...Into thy mother's lap, or be with caw " Gatlier'd, not harshly pluck'd, for Death mature. " Thii if old age : but then thou must outlive " Thy youth,...beauty, which will change " To wither'd, weak, and gray ; thy senses then " Obtuse, all sense of pleasure must forego, " To what thou hast : and for the... | |
 | 1811 - 982 sider
...my aged friends, to whom might be applied Milton's description of honourable old age. So may'st thwi live, till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pluckM, for Death mature. This is old age : but then then must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Ely - 1813 - 278 sider
...with ease ; " Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for Death mature. " Thii is old age: but then thou mutt outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which...wither'd, weak, and grey ; thy senses then Obtuse, all sense of pleasure must forego, To what thou hast: and for the air of youth, Hopeful and cheerful, in... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 sider
...like ripe fruit, thou drop 536 Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Ga1her*d, not harshly plnck'd, for death mature: This is old age ; but then thou...outlive Thy youth* thy strength, thy beauty, which wW change To withered, weak,'and grey; thy senses then, SAQ Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego,... | |
 | William Dodd - 1815 - 236 sider
...till like ripe fruit ihou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pliick'd, for death mature. This is old age ; but then thou...youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither 'd, weak, and grey ; thy senses then Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego To what thou... | |
 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 sider
...delight, Till many years over thy head return : So muy'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop 535 Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gather'd not...harshly pluck'd, for death mature. This is old age ; but thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither'd, weak, and grey... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 sider
...observe The rule of Not too much ; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till...Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Gather'd, not haf shly pluck'd ; for death mature : This is Old Age ; but then, thou must outlive Thy youth, thy... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 sider
...dust?" Tl1e rule of not too much, by temp'rance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till...return: So may'st thou live, till like ripe fruit tbou drop 535 Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease / Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for death mature.... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 sider
...eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years o'er thy head return : So may'st thou live, till, like...lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, in death mature. So also, in describing to him the various modes by which man would injure health,... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 sider
...gluttonous delight, Till many years over thy head return : So mayfit thou live; till, like ripe fruit, thon drop Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Gather'd,...pluck'd; for death mature: This is Old Age ; but then thon must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty ; which will change To wither'd, weak, and gray;... | |
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