 With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please no more : Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful...  The Calcutta Review - Pàgina 4201847Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 pàgines
...joy : In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruits autumnal, and the vernal flow'r; 2/^ With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pàgines
...of joy : In vain the gifts their bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal flower ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain. And yield tlie tuneful lenitives of pain. No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pàgines
...flower, G With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please^no more. Now pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pàgines
...seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal tiow'r ; • Ver. 164; THE VA\ITT Of HUMAN WISHES. listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views,...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs Her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pàgines
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r; With listle-js ey?J the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach] ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain: No sounds,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pàgines
...listless eyes the dotard views the store, " He views and wonders that they please no more, " Of all the tasteless meats and joyless wines, * And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. " Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain " And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain, "\No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pàgines
...of joy ; In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain ; No sound,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pàgines
...autumnal, and the vernal flow'r — VV ith listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, itnd Tho' silent, loud ! heard rartli Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pàgines
...With listless eyes the dotard views the store. He views, and wonders that they please no more ; TTow pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain: .No sounds,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pàgines
...listless eyes the dotard views the store, " He views and wonders that they please no more, " Of all the tasteless meats and joyless wines, ' And luxury with sighs her slave' resign*. ' Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain ' And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain,... | |
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