 | Collection - 1755 - 378 pagina’s
...modeft Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience cheers; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pagina’s
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | 1765 - 414 pagina’s
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pagina’s
...innocence away ; Whole peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whole night congratulating Confcience chears •> The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pagina’s
...Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful Day Benevolence endears, Whofe Night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend ; Such Age there is, and who could wilh its End? Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune ffings, To prefs the weary Minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pagina’s
...Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful Day Benevolence endears, Whofe Night congratulating Confcience cheaM j The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend ; Such Age there is, and who could wifh its End? Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary Minutes flagging... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pagina’s
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifli it's end ? Yet e'en on this her load" Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Decimus Junius Juvenalis - 1784 - 446 pagina’s
...modell innocence away ; Wh o fe peaceful day benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating confcience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is ; and who could wiih its end ? Yete'vn on this her load misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes' flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pagina’s
...modeft innocence away ; VVhofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who could wifli its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pagina’s
...modeft innocence away; Whole peaceful day Benevolence endears, • Whofe night congratulating Confcience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who fhall wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
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New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear. 
