 | William Drummond - 1711 - 370 pàgines
...of few, or none are fought, That there is nothing lighter thah vainPraife. 1 know frail Белму like the purple Flower, To which one Morn oft Birth...affords, That Love a jarring is of Minds Accords, Where Senfe and VViu bring under ¡(etfon's Power : Know what L lift, all this cannot me move, But that (,л1ал)... | |
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 366 pàgines
...bought/ As idle founds, of few or none are fought, That there is nothing lighter than.vain praife. I know frail beauty like the purple flower, To which...affords, That love a jarring is, of minds accords, Where fenfe, and will, bring under reafon's . . power : • Know what I lift, all this cannot me move, But,... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 396 pàgines
...states have fatal! nights and dayes : I know how all the musea heavenly layes; With toyle of spright which are so dearly bought* As idle sounds, of few...or none are sought, And that nought lighter is than airie praise. I know frail beautie, like the purple ftowre, To which one morne of birth and death affords,... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pàgines
...bought» As idle founds, of few, or none are fought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praife. I know frail beauty like the purple flower, To which...affords, That love a jarring is of minds accords, Where fenfe and will bring under Reafor.'s power: Know what I lift, all this cannot me move* Butthat, ala»!... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 506 pàgines
...bought, As idle founds, of few, or none are fought,., That there is nothing lighter than vain praife. I know frail beauty like the purple flower, To which one morn oft birth and death affords, That love ä jarring is of minds accords, Where fenfe and will bring under Reafon's power : Know what I lift,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pàgines
...great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly layes, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than mere praise. DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN. THERE are certain half-dreaming... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 pàgines
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite, which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few, or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pàgines
...great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly laycs, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than mere praise. DRUMMOND or HAwTIIORNUEN. THERE are certain half-dreaming... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pàgines
...sought; That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which one morn oft birth and death affords : That...jarring is of minds' accords, Where sense and will bring under reason's pow'r. Know what I list, this all cannot me move, But that, alas! I both must... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pàgines
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muse's heavenly lays, With toil of spright which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought; That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which... | |
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I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought In Time's great periods shall return to nought ; That fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses... 
